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static

Definition

  • noun: noise produced in a radio or television receiver by atmospheric or various natural or man-made electrical disturbances
  • adjective: showing little or no change, action, or progress
  • adjective: exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
  • synonyms: resting, stable, unmoving

Examples

  • Use a fabric softener to prevent 'static cling'. [=a condition in which clothes stick to one another because of static electricity]

  • There was so much 'static' on the radio we couldn't hear the broadcast.

  • The computer program can turn 'static' [='still'] images into movies.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Watch her shut the fuck up. If it's the manager, that's different. The managers know not to fuck around... so if he's giving you static... he probably thinks he's a real cowboy so you gotta that bastard in two. If he won't tell ya something, cut off one of his fingers. The little one. (..)
    1992 Reservoir Dogs