stiff

⁴stiff

verb

Definition of STIFF

transitive verb

1

a : to refuse to pay or tip <stiffed the waiter> b : cheat <stiffed him in a business deal> c : stick 7a <stiffed us with the bar bill>

2

: snub 3 <stiffed sportswriters after the game>

intransitive verb

: to fail commercially <the movie stiffed at the box office>

Examples of STIFF

1. <the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events>
2. <customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company selling sexual aids>

First Known Use of STIFF

1950

Related to STIFF

Synonyms: cold-shoulder, cut, high-hat, slight, snub, stiff-arm

Related Words: isolate, ostracize; brush (aside or off), disdain, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse, scorn, spurn; disregard, forget, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, shrug off

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