kip

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kip

A gymnast performs a kip on the uneven bars.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A gymnastic exercise: A movement 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.
    • The basic unit of money in Laos: The official currency of Laos.
    • Sleep; a period of sleep: (Informal, chiefly British) A state or instance of sleeping.
    • A place to sleep; a bed or cheap lodging: (Informal, chiefly British) A bed, or a place such as a hostel where one can sleep.

  2. Verb:

    • To sleep: (Informal, chiefly British) To be asleep or to go to sleep.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Gymnastics):
    • The gymnast performed a perfect kip on the uneven bars.
  • Noun (Currency):
    • The souvenir cost five thousand kip.
  • Noun (Sleep):
    • I'm going to get some kip before the long drive.
    • He found a cheap kip for the night.
  • Verb:
    • I was so tired, I kipped on the sofa for a few hours.
    • Let's kip here tonight and continue in the morning.
Advanced Usage
  • "To have a kip": To take a nap or go to sleep.
    • I'm just going to have a quick kip.
  • "Kip down": (Phrasal verb) To sleep somewhere temporarily, often in an improvised bed.
    • We can kip down on the floor if necessary.
Variants and Related Words
  • Kip-out (noun, informal): A place to sleep, similar to "kip."
  • Kipper (noun): A type of smoked herring. (Note: This is a distinct word, not a variant of 'kip,' but it is sometimes humorously associated due to the phrase "kipper's kip" meaning a bed.)
Synonyms
  • Noun (Sleep/Bed): sleep, nap, snooze, bed, bunk, doss (slang).
  • Verb: sleep, nap, snooze, doze, doss (slang).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Kip down: To settle down to sleep, especially in a makeshift arrangement.
    • We'll have to kip down in the living room.
  • Kip over: To sleep at someone else's house for the night.
    • Do you want to kip over at my place after the party?
Related Idioms
  • "To be kipping": To be in the process of sleeping.
    • Don't make noise; he's kipping.
  • "To catch some kip": To get some sleep.
    • I need to catch some kip before my night shift.
kip

A gymnast performs a kip on the uneven bars.

Noun
  1. 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
  2. the basic unit of money in Laos
  3. sleep
    • roused him from his kip
Verb
  1. be asleep

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