Collins English-English Dictionary

firm [f3ːm]

1. 1. adj not soft or yielding to a touch or pressure; rigid; solid

2. 2. adj securely in position; stable or stationary

3. 3. adj definitely established; decided; settled

4. 4. adj enduring or steady; constant

5. 5. adj having determination or strength; resolute

6. 6. adj (of prices, markets, etc) tending to rise

7. 7. adv in a secure, stable, or unyielding manner

   he stood firm over his obligation to pay

8. 8. vb [sometimes foll by up] to make or become firm

9. 9. vi. [intr] [Austral] [horse racing] (of a horse) to shorten in odds

10. 10. vi. [Etymology] C14: from Latin firmus

firm [f3ːm]

1. 1. n a business partnership

2. 2. n any commercial enterprise

3. 3. n a team of doctors and their assistants

4. 4. n [Brit] [slang] a gang of criminals

5. 5. n a gang of football hooligans

6. 6. n [Etymology] C16 (in the sense: signature): from Spanish firma signature, title of a partnership or business concern, from firmar to sign, from Latin firmare to confirm, from firmus firm