ALL meanings of firm
firm
F f - noun firm Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure. 1
- noun firm partnership: professional services 1
- adjective firm solid, strong 1
- adjective firm securely fixed 1
- adjective firm not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture. 1
- adjective firm without movement 1
- adjective firm securely fixed in place. 1
- adjective firm person: unwavering 1
- adjective firm not shaking or trembling; steady: a firm voice. 1
- adjective firm person: resolute 1
- adjective firm not likely to change; fixed; settled; unalterable: a firm belief. 1
- adjective firm decision, agreement 1
- adjective firm steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles: firm friends. 1
- adjective firm prices: stable 1
- adjective firm indicating firmness or determination: a firm expression. 1
- intransitive verb firm become firm 1
- adjective firm not fluctuating much or falling, as prices, values, etc.: The stock market was firm today. 1
- transitive verb firm make firm 1
- verb with object firm to make firm; tighten or strengthen (sometimes followed by up): to firm up one's hold on something. 1
- verb with object firm to steady or fix (sometimes followed by up): to firm up prices. 1
- verb without object firm to become firm or fixed (sometimes followed by up): Butter firms by churning. 1
- verb without object firm (of prices, markets, etc.) to recover; become stronger, as after a decline (sometimes followed by up): Stock prices firmed again today. 1
- adverb firm firmly: He stood firm. 1
- noun firm a partnership or association for carrying on a business. 1
- noun firm the name or title under which associated parties transact business: the firm of Smith & Jones. 1
- countable noun firm A firm is an organization which sells or produces something or which provides a service which people pay for. 0
- adjective firm If something is firm, it does not change much in shape when it is pressed but is not completely hard. 0
- adjective firm If something is firm, it does not shake or move when you put weight or pressure on it, because it is strongly made or securely fastened. 0
- adjective firm If someone's grip is firm or if they perform a physical action in a firm way, they do it with quite a lot of force or pressure but also in a controlled way. 0
- adjective firm If you describe someone as firm, you mean they behave in a way that shows that they are not going to change their mind, or that they are the person who is in control. 0
- adjective firm A firm decision or opinion is definite and unlikely to change. 0
- adjective firm Firm evidence or information is based on facts and so is likely to be true. 0
- adjective firm You use firm to describe control or a basis or position when it is strong and unlikely to be ended or removed. 0
- graded adjective firm If people are firm friends, they have been close friends for a long time and their friendship is likely to continue. 0
- adjective firm If a price, value, or currency is firm, it is not decreasing in value or amount. 0
- verb firm If you firm soil around a plant, you press it so that it is fairly solid rather than loose. 0
- adjective firm not soft or yielding to a touch or pressure; rigid; solid 0
- adjective firm securely in position; stable or stationary 0
- adjective firm definitely established; decided; settled 0
- adjective firm enduring or steady; constant 0
- adjective firm having determination or strength; resolute 0
- adjective firm (of prices, markets, etc) tending to rise 0
- adverb firm in a secure, stable, or unyielding manner 0
- verb firm to make or become firm 0
- verb firm (of a horse) to shorten in odds 0
- noun firm a business partnership 0
- noun firm any commercial enterprise 0
- noun firm a team of doctors and their assistants 0
- noun firm a gang of criminals 0
- noun firm a gang of football hooligans 0