Definition of kip Kip

/kɪˈp/ - [kip] - kip

We found 28 definitions of kip from 7 different sources.

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What does kip mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: kips

kip - sleep; "roused him from his kip"
  sleep, nap a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
  britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
kip - the basic unit of money in Laos
  laotian monetary unit monetary unit in Laos
kip - a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
  upstart
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  • kip (Noun)
    The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
  • kip (Noun)
    A bundle or set of such hides.
  • kip (Noun)
    A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.
  • kip (Noun)
    The leather made from such hide; kip leather.
  • kip (Noun)
    A place to sleep; a rooming house ; a bed.
  • kip (Noun)
    Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks , doze.
  • kip (Noun)
    A very untidy house or room.
  • kip (Noun)
    A brothel.
  • kip (Noun)
    A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force lbf 4. 44822 kilonewtons or 4448. 22 newtons; occasionally called the kilopound.
  • kip (Noun)
    A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.
  • kip (Noun)
    A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.
  • kip (Noun)
    The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol , abbreviation LAK.
  • kip (Noun)
    A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars , parallel bars , high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.
  • kip (Noun)
    A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.
  • kip (Noun)
    A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.
  • kip (Verb)
    To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • kip (n.)
    The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • kip
    To rest in a state of decreased consciousness and reduced metabolism.
  • kip
    A short period of sleep, especially one during the day time.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • kip
    kip, v.i. (Scot.) to play truant
  • kip
    kip, n. the skin of a young animal.—n. Kip′skin, leather made from the skin of young cattle, intermediate between calf-skin and cow-hide
  • kip
    kip, n. a level or slight incline at the end of an underground way, on which the tubs of coal stand till hoisted up the shaft
  • kip
    kip, n. a house of ill-fame.—Also Kip′shop

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • kip
    The skin of a large calf, in the language of the Excise-office.

Part of speech

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  • kip, verb, present, 1st person singular of kip (infinitive).
  • kip, verb (infinitive).
  • kip, noun, singular of kip / kips.
  • kip, noun, plural of kip.

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