kip
The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goatThe untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
» I'm having a kip.
Ich halte ein Nickerchen.
Я сплю.
Meaning
16 senses(countable, uncountable)The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
(countable, uncountable)A bundle or set of such hides.
(countable, uncountable)The leather made from such hide.
(Ireland, UK, informal)A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.
sleep
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal)Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
I’m just going for my afternoon kip.
со́нsón, дрёмаdrjóma
(Ireland, UK, informal)A very untidy house or room.
(Ireland, UK, dated, informal)A brothel.
(Ireland)A job.
A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound.
A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.
(nonstandard, rare)A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.
The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK.
Kip
кипkip
the basic unit of money in Laos
Examples
22 sentencesI'm having a kip.
Я сплю.
deIch halte ein Nickerchen.
I'll just have a kip.
Я просто подрімаю.
deIch werde mal ein Nickerchen machen.
Tom is having a kip.
Том дрімає.
deTom hat sich kurz hingelegt.
I want to have a kip.
ruЯ хочу вздремнуть.
deIch möchte ein Nickerchen machen.
Grandad is kipping on the couch.
deGroßvater hält auf dem Sofa ein Nickerchen.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
1325–75, Middle English kipp, from Middle Dutch kip, from Middle Low German kip (“pack, bu1325–75, Middle English kipp, from Middle Dutch kip, from Middle Low German kip (“pack, bundle of hides”).
1760–70, probably related to Danish kippe (“dive, hovel, cheap inn”) and Middle Low German kiffe (“hovel”). From the same distant Germanic root as cove.
1910–15, Americanism, abbreviated from kilo + pound.
1950–55, from Lao ກີບ (kīp).
Unknown. Perhaps related to Yorkshire and Lincolnshire dialect kep, to toss up into the air. Or else, perhaps related to German Kippe (“stub”).
From kip (“sleep, lie down”).
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Forms
plural: kips / kipSynonyms
1 synonyms- 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
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable