stiff neck

stiff neck
1. мед. ригидность затылка, кривошея

twisted neck — кривошея

neck support — опора для затылка

2. прострел

I have a stiff neck — у меня шея не поворачивается

3. упрямство, упорство
4. упрямый человек
5. высокомерие

speak not with a stiff neck — не говорите жестоковыйно

6. высокомерный человек

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  • Stiff neck — Stiff Stiff, a. [Compar. {Stiffer}; superl. {Stiffest}.] [OE. stif, AS. st[=i]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. st[=i]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stiff neck — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stiff neck — noun 1. a. : fibrositis of the neck muscles b. : torticollis 2. a. : a proud or stubborn person : one with a haughty bearing b …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stiff neck — HWS Schiene, offen und geschlossen Eine Cervicalstütze oder Zervikalstütze (von lat. cervix, der Hals) ist ein zirkulärer Halsverband zur Entlastung der Halsstrukturen. HWS Schiene …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • stiff´-neck´ed|ness — stiff necked «STIHF NEHKT», adjective. 1. having a stiff neck. 2. Figurative. stubborn; obstinate: »The stiff necked old aristocrat... (George Gissing). SYNONYM(S): mulish, intractable, refractory. –stiff´ neck´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • stiff neck — stubborn; obstinate …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stiff neck —    Ā īkū, ā ī o ole a, ā ī uaua, uakaha, uauakaha …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Stiff — Stiff, a. [Compar. {Stiffer}; superl. {Stiffest}.] [OE. stif, AS. st[=i]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. st[=i]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf. {Costive} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Neck — (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Neck and crop — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Neck and neck — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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