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Definition of stiff verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

stiff

verb

NAmE//stɪf//

stiff somebody (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they stiff

he / she / it stiffs

past simple stiffed

-ing form stiffing

to cheat someone or not pay them what you owe them, especially by not leaving any money as a tip

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