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Meaning of KIP

Pronunciation:  kip

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the basic unit of money in Laos
  2. [n]  (British) sleep; "roused him from his kip"
  3. [v]  be asleep
 
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 Synonyms: catch some Z's, log Z's, sleep, slumber
 
 Antonyms: wake
 
 See Also: aestivate, at, bundle, catch a wink, catnap, estivate, hibernate, hole up, Laotian monetary unit, live in, live out, nap, nap, practice bundling, repose, rest, sleep, sleep in, sleep late, sleep out

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Kip\, n.
    The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made
    from it; kipskin.
    {Kip leather.} See {Kipskin}.
    
  2. \Kip\, n. [Cf. G. kippe.]
    1. A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.
       [Scot.]
    2. (Gymnastics) A method or feat of raising the body when
       hanging or swinging by the arms, as for the purpose of
       mounting upon the horizontal bar. The legs are swung
       forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down
       again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.
    
 

 

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