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kip


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verb
kippedkip·ping

Definition of KIP

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