stiff
To fail to pay that which one owes to another, especially by departing hastilyTo fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
» Shoes are stiff when they are new.
Новая обувь обычно жёсткая.
Взуття жорстке, коли нове.
Meaning
5 sensesTo fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
He stiffed me on the tip.
Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he stiffed the taxi driver when the cab stopped for a red light.
prellen
To cheat someone.
To tip ungenerously.
abspeisen
(slang)To kill.
(informal)To be unsuccessful.
Examples
117 sentencesShoes are stiff when they are new.
Взуття жорстке, коли нове. — aandrusiak
ruНовая обувь обычно жёсткая. — stariy
Their muscles are stiff.
У них крепатура. — deniko
deIhre Muskeln sind steif. — Dejo
I'm bored stiff.
Мені надзвичайно нудно. — deniko
deIch sterbe vor Langerweile. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was scared stiff.
Я був переляканий всмерть. — oromashka
ruЯ был до смерти напуган. — marafon
deIch hatte eine Heidenangst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did you say you got stiffed?
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English stiff, stiffe, stif, from Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English stiff, stiffe, stif, from Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf, from Proto-Germanic *stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steypós.
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Forms
stiffs, stiffing, stiffed, stiffedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle