A Quick and Simple Dictionary

stiff

1. Adjective.  Of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.
2. Adjective.  (context, figuratively) Of policies and rules and their application and enforcement, inflexible.
3. Adjective.  Of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed.
4. Adjective.  (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
5. Adjective.  Of muscles, or parts of the body, painful, as a result of excessive, or unaccustomed exercise.
6. Adjective.  potent.
7. Adjective.  dead, deceased.
8. Adjective.  Of a penis, erect.
9. Noun.  An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a ''working '''stiff''''' or ''lucky '''stiff'''''.
10. Noun.  A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
11. Noun.  (slang) A cadaver, a dead person.
12. Noun.  (US) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
13. Verb.  To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.