KIP

kip

Noun

  1. The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
  2. A bundle or set of such hides.
  3. A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.
  4. The leather made from such hide; kip leather.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.
  2. Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
    I’m just going for my afternoon kip.
  3. A very untidy house or room.
  4. A brothel.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound.
  2. A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.
  3. A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.

Noun (etymology 4)

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

Noun (etymology 5)

  1. A basic skill or maneuver in on the , , and 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.
  2. A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.
  3. A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.

Verb

  1. 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.


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