(สทีฟ'เฟิน) vt. ทำให้แข็ง,ทำให้แข็งทื่อ,ทำให้ตรง,ทำให้แน่น,ทำให้เหนียวหนืด vi. กลายเป็นแข็งทื่อ,แข็งแกร่ง,ดื้อรั้น., See also:stiffener n., Syn. harden,solidify,firm
[, kiriri] (adv,adv-to) (1) (on-mim) (See きりっと) stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; (2) cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; (3) creaking of a door or oar [Add to Longdo]
[しゃちほこばる;しゃっちょこばる(鯱張る);しゃちこばる(鯱張る), shachihokobaru ; shacchokobaru ( shachihokobaru ); shachikobaru ( shachihokobaru )] (v5r) (1) to stand on ceremony; (2) to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Stiff \Stiff\, a. [Compar. {Stiffer}; superl. {Stiffest}.] [OE.
stif, AS. st[imac]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv,
Sw. styf, Icel. st[imac]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L.
stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress.
Cf. {Costive}, {Stifle}, {Stipulate}, {Stive} to stuff.]
1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or
flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
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[They] rising on stiff pennons, tower
The mid aerial sky. --Milton.
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2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated;
neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
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3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff
gale or breeze.
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4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate;
pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
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It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument.
--Jer. Taylor.
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A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause,
Stiff to defend their hospitable laws. --Dryden.
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5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected;
starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
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The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the
Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved.
--Addison.
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6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or
Colloq.] "This is stiff news." --Shak.
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7. (Naut.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much;
as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to {crank}. --Totten.
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8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff
charge; a stiff price. [Slang]
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{Stiff neck}, a condition of the neck such that the head can
not be moved without difficulty and pain.
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Syn: Rigid; inflexible; strong; hardly; stubborn; obstinate;
pertinacious; harsh; formal; constrained; affected;
starched; rigorous.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stiff
adv 1: extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
2: in a stiff manner; "his hands lay stiffly" [syn: {stiffly},
{stiff}]
adj 1: not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"
2: powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"
3: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and
formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: {starchy},
{stiff}, {buckram}]
4: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent
toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff
drink" [syn: {potent}, {strong}, {stiff}] [ant: {impotent}]
5: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a
man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn:
{firm}, {steadfast}, {steady}, {stiff}, {unbendable},
{unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]
6: incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of
metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman
stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck" [syn:
{rigid}, {stiff}]
7: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto},
{crocked}, {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed},
{pissed}, {pixilated}, {plastered}, {slopped}, {sloshed},
{smashed}, {soaked}, {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff},
{tight}, {wet}]
n 1: an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
2: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for
dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery
of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff
in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps
their clay" [syn: {cadaver}, {corpse}, {stiff}, {clay},
{remains}]
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