stiff up

verb

To apply rubber without oil as part of the French polishing process.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person stiffs up · participle present stiffing up · participle past stiffed up · past stiffed up

  1. French polishingTo apply rubber without oil as part of the French polishing process.
  2. transitiveSynonym of stiffen up.

    Synonyms: stiffen up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of stiffen up.

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stiffen up
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APA

stiff up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiff%20up

MLA

“stiff up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiff%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stiff up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiff%20up.

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