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noun, verb
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[C, usually sing.] all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group: medical / library staff ◆ (BrE) teaching staff ◆ (BrE) We have 20 part-time members of staff. ◆ (AmE) staff members ◆ staff development / training ◆ a staff restaurant / meeting ◆ (especially BrE) a lawyer on the staff of the Worldwide Fund for Nature
& Y* p5 \# L- W2 S# a7 c% [See also GROUND STAFF
+ y( w% a, s! K0 Z) d; v0 S" ?% ` [sing.] (AmE) the people who work at a school, college or university, but who do not teach students: students, faculty and staff+ R {. p* x n; q8 J% q* j
[C+sing./pl. v.] a group of senior army officers who help a commanding officer: a staff officer
- y) i! D( i, d; OSee also CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL STAFF$ S7 z; A0 l5 U. C* Z
[C] (old-fashioned or formal) a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing, as a weapon, or as a symbol of authority
( ^, X; q/ m) r' J3 W# R$ V [C] (music) (especially AmE) = STAVE, A3 A0 _& t: z- m! p, m- A
Idioms: the staff of life (literary) a basic food, especially bread% {4 ]; P o2 X' W! k
verb [VN] [usually passive] to work in an institution, a company, etc.; to provide people to work there: The advice centre is staffed entirely by volunteers. ◆ The charity provided money to staff and equip two hospitals. ◆ a fully staffed department
- M2 p3 Z/ Q' zSee also OVERSTAFFED, SHORT-STAFFED, UNDERSTAFFED
1 Q/ Y+ r; K8 }0 F$ \staffing noun [U]: staffing levels8 `5 x1 j1 J1 d+ ~$ y8 ^. a: [
GRAMMAR POINT
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B0 o4 A3 ~. IIn BrE staff (sense 1) can be singular: a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) or plural:5 \7 q( d2 A! c) J0 \7 I0 V% K$ x
I have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:
+ ^3 N) P; h3 l9 {* a( SThe staff in this shop are very helpful.! ?3 }" k! d: E+ u. o% n) D
In AmE staff (senses 1 and 2) can only be singular: a staff of ten (but not ten staff.) ◆ The staff in this store is very helpful.
1 ~6 V1 G2 H/ p; U+ {( W- d* YThe plural form staffs is less frequent but is used in both BrE and AmE to refer to more than one group of people: the senator and his staff (singular) ◆ senators and their staffs (plural).' C: u: L) V- b; h
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' O0 k( o8 t/ A adjective (stiffer, stiffest) V# j& {- z \
difficult to bend / move
! r5 n3 G% S2 j# R firm and difficult to bend or move: stiff cardboard ◆ a stiff brush ◆ The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open. ◆ I've got a stiff neck.7 ?& `! @. r8 [+ ? I
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when a person is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them: I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.
! f& P# z- E( `; jmixture
3 X/ {* e1 m& l# L: \5 p thick and almost solid; difficult to stir: Whisk the egg whites until stiff., X2 ~5 Z* E+ K1 j8 g9 w
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more difficult or severe than usual: It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill. ◆ The company faces stiff competition from its rivals. ◆ The new proposals have met with stiff opposition. ◆ There are stiff fines for breaking the rules. ◆ a stiff breeze / wind (= one that blows strongly)+ m5 \- {. V. q
not friendly, ^+ F. m% ]9 _
(of a person or their behaviour) not friendly or relaxed: The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.& `/ a& [0 p. x) I( i9 ?
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(informal) costing a lot or too much: There's a stiff £6 entrance fee to the exhibition.
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[only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol: a stiff whisky ◆ 'What you need is a stiff drink,' he told her.
( G% q3 r q/ Y$ C' Ostiffly adverb: 'Thank you,' she replied stiffly. ◆ The key turned stiffly in the lock. ◆ She sat down stiffly on a chair by the wall, aware that they were looking at her.
; g6 L' y& \1 J6 O; t0 D9 @stiffness noun [U]: pain and stiffness in her legs ◆ She could tell from his eyes and the stiffness of his voice that she had offended him." w2 t$ P3 ?- y a) ~; o
Idioms: (keep) a stiff upper lip to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation: He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public. ◆ Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English.$ Z$ @( }' }6 o- b) X! D8 }
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(informal) very much; to an extreme degree: be bored / scared / worried stiff, e K! P V. p8 u, g
frozen ~ (of wet material) very cold and hard because the water has become ice: The clothes on the washing line were frozen stiff. ◆ I came home from the game frozen stiff (= very cold).
& A2 R4 Y8 c) `2 U" [ noun (slang) the body of a dead person
4 j1 A; H! ^" F verb [VN] (AmE, informal) to cheat sb or not pay them what you owe them, especially by not leaving any money as a TIP
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(informal, sometimes disapproving) used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc. when you do not know the name, when the name is not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about: What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet? ◆ The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. ◆ This wine is good stuff. ◆ (disapproving) I don't know how you can eat that stuff! ◆ They sell stationery and stuff (like that). ◆ Where's all my stuff (= my possessions)? ◆ (disapproving) Could you move all that stuff off the table?! i& K r' c4 u4 y
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(informal) used to refer in a general way to things that people do, say, think, etc: I've got loads of stuff to do today. ◆ I like reading and stuff. ◆ The band did some great stuff on their first album. ◆ This is all good stuff. Well done! ◆ What's all this 'Mrs Smith' stuff? Call me Anna. ◆ I don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts.
) }: G/ O+ t' S0 l" i8 q6 _: M; n6 w$ i ~ (of sth) (formal or literary) the most important feature of sth; something that sth else is based on or is made from: The trip was magical; the stuff of which dreams are made. ◆ Parades and marches were the very stuff of politics in the region. ◆ Let's see what stuff you're made of (= what sort of person you are).! f7 t* v4 H2 }5 T) h) k
See also HOT STUFF3 O6 g( g2 M2 }
Idioms: do your stuff (informal) to do what you are good at or what you have been trained to do: Some members of the team are just not doing their stuff (= doing as well as they should). ◆ (figurative) The medicine has clearly done its stuff.! Z3 u: R4 ^7 e7 m0 P5 |( s3 N
not give a stuff (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sth: J1 _ l! ]& w, `' ^
stuff and nonsense exclamation (old-fashioned, informal) used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true
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~ B (in, into, under, etc. A) to fill a space or container tightly with sth: [VN] She had 500 envelopes to stuff with leaflets. ◆ She had 500 leaflets to stuff into envelopes. ◆ The fridge is stuffed to bursting. ◆ My nose is stuffed up (= blocked because of illness). ◆ [VN-ADJ] All the drawers were stuffed full of letters and papers.0 T. \1 j: c+ _. V9 P! C) P3 ^
[VN +adv./prep.] to push sth quickly and carelessly into a small space: She stuffed the money under a cushion. ◆ His hands were stuffed in his pockets. ◆ Robyn quickly stuffed clothes into an overnight bag.; \8 V+ Z: S' `2 }- z3 J
[VN] to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food: Are you going to stuff the turkey? ◆ stuffed peppers
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~ your face (informal) to eat a lot of food or too much food; to give sb a lot or too much to eat: He sat at the table stuffing himself. ◆ Don't stuff the kids with chocolate before their dinner. ◆ We stuffed our faces at the party.
8 Q% Y- o5 L# [& {& k [VN] [usually passive] to fill the dead body of an animal with material and preserve it, so that it keeps its original shape and appearance: They had had their pet dog stuffed. K- |/ \3 M: m% i% H) u% Y- D, V {
Idioms: get stuffed (BrE, spoken) used to tell sb in a rude and angry way to go away, or that you do not want sth: If they don't offer you more money, tell them to get stuffed.
+ Z9 H/ |7 I, u3 `3 U7 wstuff it (spoken, informal) used to show that you have changed your mind about sth or do not care about sth: I didn't want a part in the play, then I thought-stuff it-why not? ◆ Stuff it. At my age it doesn't matter.
/ s- {/ n/ z. m# ~$ wyou, etc. can stuff sth (spoken, informal) used to tell sb in a rude and angry way that you do not want sth: I told them they could stuff their job.# H" N; Q% k9 `! N a2 R; J2 d
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