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kip 1
(kĭp)n. pl. kip
See Table at currency.
[Lao ki⋮p, ingot, kip.]
kip 2
(kĭp)n.
1. The untanned hide of a small or young animal, such as a calf.
2. A set or bundle of such hides.
[Middle English, bundle of animal hides, perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.]
kip 3
(kĭp) Chiefly British Slangn.
1. A rooming house.
2. A place to sleep; a bed.
3. Sleep.
intr.v. kipped, kip·ping, kips
To sleep.
[Perhaps from Danish kippe, cheap inn; akin to Old Norse -kippa (as in kornkippa, seed-corn holder) and Low German kiffe, hovel.]
kip 4
(kĭp)n.
A unit of weight equal to 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms).
kip 5
(kĭp)n.
A maneuver in gymnastics, martial arts, and similar sports in which a person moves from lying on the back directly to a standing position by thrusting the legs upward and pushing off with hands placed palms-down near the ears. Also called kip-up.
[German Kippe, seesaw, arm of a balance, kip-up, from kippen, to tilt, tip over, from Low German Kippe, point, tip, from Latin cippus, post, pillar.]
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kip
(kɪp)n
1. Brit sleep or slumber: to get some kip.
2. Brit a bed or lodging
3. Irish a brothel
vb (intr) , kips, kipping or kipped
4. Brit to sleep or take a nap
5. (foll by down) Brit to prepare for sleep
[C18: of uncertain origin; apparently related to Danish kippe common alehouse]
kip
(kɪp) orkipskin
n
(Tanning) the hide of a young animal, esp a calf or lamb
[C16: from Middle Dutch kipp; related to Middle Low German kip, Old Norse kippa bundle]
kip
(kɪp)n
(Units) a unit of weight equal to one thousand pounds
[C20: from ki(lo)1 + p(ound)2]
kip
(kɪp)n
(Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Laos, divided into 100 at
[from Thai]
kip
(kɪp)n
(Games, other than specified) Austral a small board used to spin the coins in two-up
[C19: from kep]
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kip1
(kɪp)n.
1. the hide of a young or small beast.
2. a bundle or set of such hides.
[1325–75; Middle English kipp < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kip pack (of hides); akin to Old Norse kippa bundle]
kip2
(kɪp)n.
a unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds (453.6 kg).
kip3
(kɪp)n., pl. kip, kips.
the basic monetary unit of Laos.
[1950–55; < Lao kì:p currency unit, ingot]
kip4
(kɪp)n., v. kipped, kip•ping. Chiefly Brit. n.
1. a place to sleep.
2. sleep.
v.i. 3. to sleep.
[1760–70, in sense “brothel”; compare Dan kippe dive, Dutch kuf brothel, Middle Low German kuffe, küffe, kiffe hovel]
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Kip
a set or bundles of hides of young or small beasts, e.g., calves or lambs.Examples: kip of chamois skins [30 skins], 1890; of goatskin [50 skins], 1612; of lambs skins [30 skins], 1525.
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kip
Past participle: kipped
Gerund: kipping
| Imperative |
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| kip |
| kip |
| Present |
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| I kip |
| you kip |
| he/she/it kips |
| we kip |
| you kip |
| they kip |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I kipped |
| you kipped |
| he/she/it kipped |
| we kipped |
| you kipped |
| they kipped |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am kipping |
| you are kipping |
| he/she/it is kipping |
| we are kipping |
| you are kipping |
| they are kipping |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have kipped |
| you have kipped |
| he/she/it has kipped |
| we have kipped |
| you have kipped |
| they have kipped |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was kipping |
| you were kipping |
| he/she/it was kipping |
| we were kipping |
| you were kipping |
| they were kipping |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had kipped |
| you had kipped |
| he/she/it had kipped |
| we had kipped |
| you had kipped |
| they had kipped |
| Future |
|---|
| I will kip |
| you will kip |
| he/she/it will kip |
| we will kip |
| you will kip |
| they will kip |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have kipped |
| you will have kipped |
| he/she/it will have kipped |
| we will have kipped |
| you will have kipped |
| they will have kipped |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be kipping |
| you will be kipping |
| he/she/it will be kipping |
| we will be kipping |
| you will be kipping |
| they will be kipping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been kipping |
| you have been kipping |
| he/she/it has been kipping |
| we have been kipping |
| you have been kipping |
| they have been kipping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been kipping |
| you will have been kipping |
| he/she/it will have been kipping |
| we will have been kipping |
| you will have been kipping |
| they will have been kipping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been kipping |
| you had been kipping |
| he/she/it had been kipping |
| we had been kipping |
| you had been kipping |
| they had been kipping |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would kip |
| you would kip |
| he/she/it would kip |
| we would kip |
| you would kip |
| they would kip |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have kipped |
| you would have kipped |
| he/she/it would have kipped |
| we would have kipped |
| you would have kipped |
| they would have kipped |
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Noun 1. kip - sleep; "roused him from his kip"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 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
2. kip - the basic unit of money in Laos
Laotian monetary unit - monetary unit in Laos
at - 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
3. 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
gymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)
Verb 1. kip - be asleep
rest - be at rest
practice bundling, bundle - sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed
sleep in, sleep late - sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in"
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Translations
koisatanukkua
kip
[kɪp] (Brit)A. N (= sleep) → siestecita f, sueño m; (= lodging) → alojamiento m; (= bed) → pulguero m
to have a kip → echar un sueño
to have a kip → echar un sueño
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kip
(Brit inf)n (= sleep) → Schläfchen nt; I’ve got to get some kip → ich muss mal ’ne Runde pennen (inf); I need a good kip → ich muss mal (wieder) richtig pennen (inf) → or ratzen (inf); I’m going for a kip → ich geh mal ’ne Runde pennen (inf)
vi (also kip down) → pennen (inf)
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