kip

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/kɪp/

noun 16verb 5name 1

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(noun.)

VERB + KIP

catch, get, have

I need to get some kip before my early shift tomorrow morning.

need

PHRASES

an hour's, a night's, etc. kip

After a quick hour's kip on the sofa, he felt ready to continue working.

Definitions

noun

The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.

A bundle or set of such hides.

A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.

The leather made from such hide.

'Stockings, madam? Shoes?' 'Yes, your Honor — both.' 'Yarn, perhaps? Morocco?' 'Yarn, your Honor. And kip.'

noun

A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.

Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.

I’m just going for my afternoon kip.

A very untidy house or room.

A brothel.

verb

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.

"Steady on, mate. How was I to know this was your gaff? I was lookin' for somewhere to kip."

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with

upstart

verb — be asleep

Antonyms

wake

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

'Stockings, madam? Shoes?' 'Yes, your Honor — both.' 'Yarn, perhaps? Morocco?' 'Yarn, your Honor. And kip.'

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I’m just going for my afternoon kip.

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Don’t worry, I’ll kip on the sofabed.

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"Steady on, mate. How was I to know this was your gaff? I was lookin' for somewhere to kip."

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He took off his thick black coat and threw it to Harry. "You can kip under that," he said. "Don' mind it if wriggles a bit, I think I still got a couple o' dormice in one o' the pockets."

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Again Turk placed the pennies on the kip. He took his time, deliberate over the small action, held the kip for a long breathless moment, then jerked his wrist and the pennies were in the air.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, kip is marked as obsolete, informal, dated, UK, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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