CLIFF Meaning of CLIFF in English — clifflike , adj./klif/ , n.a high steep face of a rock. [ bef. 900; ME clif, OE, c. D, LG, ON klif ] Syn . bluff, promontory, ledge, crag. Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012