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stiffs up

stiffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stiff up.

Meaning of stiff up

Verb

stiff up (third-person singular simple present stiffs up, present participle stiffing up, simple past and past participle stiffed up)

  1. (French polishing) To apply rubber without oil as part of the French polishing process.
  2. (transitive) Synonym of stiffen up.
    Synonyms:
    stiffen up

Questions about stiffs up

What is stiffs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stiffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stiff up.

Words near stiffs up in the dictionary

  1. stiffnecked
  2. stiffneckedness
  3. stiffness
  4. stiffnesses
  5. stiffs
  6. stiffs up
  7. stiffship
  8. stiffships
  9. stifftail
  10. stifftails
  11. stiffware

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