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verb

British
as in to nap
to sleep lightly or briefly after a rigorous walk over the Devon moors, I needed to kip down a bit on the daybed

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Recent Examples of kip
Noun
McIntyre came back with a great superplex from the top of the cage followed by a kip up to a babyface reaction. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 The Laotian kip has depreciated more than 43 percent against the U.S. dollar. Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023 Then in December, light work on uneven bars — novice moves like a simple kip. Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2022 Sleep experts like Nick Littlehales–who consults elite athletes on how to get good kip–generally advise using your bed for sleeping only. Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 4 May 2021
Verb
By Katie Camero Other winning options: PRX does offer a slightly cheaper version featuring 2x3 uprights and an option with a kipping bar (which is a pull-up bar specifically designed for the kipping pull-ups commonly incorporated into CrossFit workouts). Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025 Although your dog may choose to kip on the hard floor or hop up on the couch, having a good dog bed is still a great idea to give your pup somewhere that's theirs and theirs alone. Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kip
Noun
  • Consider a clock alarm, don’t answer emails or messages in bed, and avoid looking at your phone for as long as possible.
    Ana Morales, Vogue, 5 July 2025
  • Going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same time keeps your body regulated and make sit easier to fall asleep.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Parks aren’t profitable, museums are empty, and the fine citizens of DUMBO just honk their horns at each other when a massive herbivore escapes from the zoo for a nap under the Brooklyn Bridge.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 June 2025
  • Many of them could relate to our results with a personal experience of having a (creative) breakthrough after a nap.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The courthouse in Alpine is lined with fixtures that mitigates light pollution, murals off that city's main thoroughfare depict wildlife resting in the comfort of a dark sky.
    Carlos Morales, NPR, 1 July 2025
  • Two crates full of Sam’s Club water bottles resting in ice baths sit beneath them.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • At one point, she is seen securing herself behind a gate inside what appears to be a partitioned bunk or enclosure.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Due to a lack of air conditioning and the overwhelming smell of the sitting urine in the showers, the bunks were more or less unusable, meaning the majority of the Triumph's 4,000 passengers were forced to lug their mattresses onto the deck of the ship and sleep outside.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • But there was one type of holiday that our readers favored above all this year: a relaxing escape, close to a top-tier city.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
  • Not only did Treasury yields outright decline, but other signs of fiscal excess--yield curves, swap spreads, real rates, and the 10-year term premium--also relaxed in recent weeks.
    Kelly Evans, CNBC, 8 July 2025

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“Kip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kip. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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