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Definition of Firm

1. Adverb. With resolute determination. "You must stand firm"

2. Adjective. Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. "Unwavering loyalty"

3. Verb. Become taut or tauter. "The rope tautened"

4. Noun. The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments. "He worked for a brokerage house"

5. Adjective. Not soft or yielding to pressure. "Solid ground"

6. Verb. Make taut or tauter. "Tauten a rope"

7. Adjective. Strong and sure. "Gave a strong pull on the rope"

8. Adjective. Not subject to revision or change. "A firm offer"

9. Adjective. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling. "A firm step"

10. Adjective. Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall. "Stocks are still firm"

11. Adjective. Securely established. "Holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"

12. Adjective. Possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue. "Firm muscles"

13. Adjective. Securely fixed in place. "The post was still firm after being hit by the car"

14. Adjective. Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause. "Fast friends"

Definition of Firm

1. a. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

2. n. The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.

3. v. t. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.

Definition of Firm

1. Noun. (UK business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades. ¹

2. Noun. (business economics) A business enterprise, however organized. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) A criminal gang ¹

4. Adjective. steadfast, secure, hard (in position) ¹

5. Adjective. fixed (in opinion) ¹

6. Adjective. solid, rigid (material state) ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify. ¹

9. Verb. (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise. ¹

10. Verb. (intransitive) To improve after decline. ¹

11. Verb. (intransitive) ''Aust.'' To shorten (of betting odds). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Firm

1. unyielding to pressure [adj FIRMER, FIRMEST] / to make firm [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: firm

Medical Definition of Firm

1. 1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood. 2. Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent. "Under spread ensigns, moving nigh, in slow But firm battalion." (Milton) "By one man's firm obediency fully tried." (Milton) 3. Solid; opposed to fluid; as, firm land. 4. Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance. Synonym: Compact, dense, hard, solid, stanch, robust, strong, sturdly, fixed, steady, resolute, constant. Origin: OE. Ferme, F. Ferme, fr.L. Firmus; cf. Skr. Dharman support, law, order, dh to hold fast, carry. Cf. Farm, Throne. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Firm

firing ranges firing squad firing squads firing up firings firked firkin firking firkins firks

firless firlike firlot firlots firm (current term) firm omelet firm power firm up firmament firmamental

firmaments firman firmans firmed firmer firmer chisel firmers firmest firmicute

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