kip

¹kip

noun \ˈkip\

Definition of KIP

: a bundle of undressed hides of young or small animals; also : one of the hides

Origin of KIP

obsolete Dutch; akin to Middle Low German kip bundle of hides

First Known Use: circa 1525

Other Fur and Leather Terms

chamois, fell

Rhymes with KIP

blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, flip, grip, grippe, gyp, hip, lip, nip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, trip, whip, yip, zip

²kip

noun

Definition of KIP

1

: bed <ready for the kip after this screwball day — K. M. Dodson>

2

chiefly British : sleep, nap <roused the … family from their kip — Sylvia Margolis>

Origin of KIP

perhaps from Dan kippe cheap tavern

First Known Use: 1879

³kip

intransitive verb

kippedkip·ping

Definition of KIP

British

: sleep —sometimes used with down <kip down on a spare bed — Alice Glenday>

Examples of KIP

1. Can I kip here tonight?
2. <after a rigorous walk over the Devon moors, I needed to kip down a bit on the daybed>

First Known Use of KIP

circa 1889

Related to KIP

Synonyms

catnap, doze, drowse, nap [British], slumber, snooze

Related Words

relax, repose, rest; couch, lay, lie, roost; lull

Near Antonyms

arise, arouse, awake, awaken, get up, rise, rouse, uprise, wake (up), waken

⁴kip

noun

Definition of KIP

: a unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds (454 kilograms) used to express deadweight load

Origin of KIP

kilo- + pound

First Known Use: 1914

Other Weights and Measures Terms

avoirdupois weight, calorie, denier, pace, twain

⁵kip

noun \ˈkip, ˈgip\

plural kip or kips

Definition of KIP

the basic monetary unit of Laos — see money table

Origin of KIP

Lao kì:p, literally, ingot

First Known Use: 1955