Kip definition
Sleep.
noun
A set or bundle of such hides.
noun
The untanned hide of a small or young animal, such as a calf.
noun
A rooming house.
noun
A place to sleep; a bed.
noun
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To sleep.
verb
A unit of weight equal to 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms).
noun
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.
noun
The untanned hide of a calf, lamb, or other young or small animal.
noun
A set of such hides.
noun
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A rooming house.
noun
A bed.
noun
Sleep.
noun
(chiefly brit., slang) To sleep.
verb
The basic monetary unit of Laos.
noun
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A unit of weight equal to 1,000 pounds.
noun
The currency unit of Laos, comprised of 100 at.
Origin of kip
- 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
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Perhaps from Danish kippe cheap inn Old Norse -kippa (as in kornkippa seed-corn holder) Low German kiffe hovel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English bundle of animal hides perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- ki(lo)– p(ound)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition