kip
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)A bundle or set of such hides.
- 3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)The leather made from such hide.
- 5.
(Ireland, UK, informal)(informal, chiefly UK, Ireland) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.
- 6.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal)(informal, chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
I’m just going for my afternoon kip.
- 7.
(Ireland, UK, informal)(informal, chiefly UK, Ireland) A very untidy house or room.
- 8.
(Ireland, UK, dated, informal)(informal, chiefly UK, Ireland, dated) A brothel.
- 9.
A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound.
- 10.
A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.
- 11.
(nonstandard, rare)A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.
- 12.
The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(UK, informal)(informal, chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.
Don’t worry, I’ll kip on the sofabed.
Đồng nghĩa: crash
- 2.
(Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive)To snatch; take up hastily; filch
- 3.
(intransitive, obsolete)To hold or keep (together)
- 4.
(Northern England, dialectal, intransitive)To conduct oneself; act
- 5.
(intransitive)(gymnastics, intransitive) To perform the kip maneuver.
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1325–75, Middle English kipp, from Middle Dutch kip, from kip (pack, bundle of hides).