Lexic.us

Definition of Kip

1. Verb. Be asleep. "Sam and Sue kip"

2. Noun. Sleep. ; "Roused him from his kip"

3. Noun. The basic unit of money in Laos.

4. Noun. 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.

Definition of Kip

1. n. The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin.

2. n. A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.

Definition of Kip

1. Proper noun. (diminutive=Kipling male given name). ¹

2. Noun. The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat. ¹

3. Noun. A bundle or set of such hides. ¹

4. Noun. (obsolete) A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat. ¹

5. Noun. The leather made from such hide; ''kip leather''. ¹

6. Noun. (informal chiefly UK) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed. ¹

7. Noun. (informal chiefly UK) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze. ¹

8. Noun. (informal chiefly UK) A very untidy house or room. ¹

9. Noun. (informal chiefly UK dated) A brothel. ¹

10. Verb. (informal chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity. ¹

11. Noun. A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound. ¹

12. Noun. A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds. ¹

13. Noun. (rare nonstandard) A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds. ¹

14. Noun. The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ?, abbreviation LAK. ¹

15. Noun. (context: gymnastics) 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. ¹

16. Noun. (Australia games two-up) A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up. ¹

17. Noun. (context: w:Scots language Scots) A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kip

1. to sleep [v KIPPED, KIPPING, KIPS] - See also: sleep

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kip

kinswoman kinswomen kintergarden kintoreite kinæstheses kinæsthesia kinæsthesis kinæsthetic kion kiosk

kiosklike kiosks kiosque kiosques kioways kip (current term) kip down kipa kipe kiped

kipes kipfel kipfels kiping kipp kippa kippage kippages kippah kippahs

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