kip

kip ¹  (kp)

n. pl. kip

See Table at currency.

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[Thai.]

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kip ²  (kp)

n.

1. The untanned hide of a small or young animal, such as a calf.

2. A set or bundle of such hides.

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[Middle English, bundle of animal hides, perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.]

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kip ³  (kp) Chiefly British Slang

n.

1. A rooming house.

2. A place to sleep; a bed.

3. Sleep.

intr.v. kipped, kip·ping, kips

To sleep.

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[Perhaps from Danish kippe, cheap inn; akin to Old Norse -kippa (as in kornkippa, seed-corn holder) and Low German kiffe, hovel.]

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kip ⁴  (kp)

n.

A unit of weight equal to 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms).

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[ki(lo)- + p(ound).]

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kip¹ Slang

n

1. Brit sleep or slumber to get some kip

2. Brit a bed or lodging

3. Obsolete (except Irish) a brothel

vb kips, kipping, kipped (intr)

1. Brit to sleep or take a nap

2. Brit (foll by down) to prepare for sleep

[of uncertain origin; apparently related to Danish kippe common alehouse]

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kip², kipskin [ˈkɪpˌskɪn]

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) the hide of a young animal, esp a calf or lamb

[from Middle Dutch kipp; related to Middle Low German kip, Old Norse kippa bundle]

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kip³

n

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of weight equal to one thousand pounds

[from ki(lo)¹ + p(ound)²]

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kip⁴

n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Laos, divided into 100 at

[from Thai]

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kip⁵

n

(Group Games / Games, other than specified) Austral a small board used to spin the coins in two-up

[from kep]

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Kip a set or bundles of hides of young or small beasts, e.g., calves or lambs.

Examples: kip of chamois skins [30 skins], 1890; of goatskin [50 skins], 1612; of lambs skins [30 skins], 1525.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kip - sleep; "roused him from his kip" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom nap, sleep - a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"
	2.	kip - the basic unit of money in Laos Laotian monetary unit - monetary unit in Laos at - 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
	3.	kip - a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright upstart gymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)
Verb	1.	kip - be asleep catch some Z's, log Z's, sleep, slumber rest - be at rest practice bundling, bundle - sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed catch a wink, catnap, nap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" sleep in, sleep late - sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in" hibernate, hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" aestivate, estivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"

Translations

kip [kɪp] (Brit)

A. N (= sleep) → siestecita f, sueño m; (= lodging) → alojamiento m; (= bed) → pulguero m
to have a kip → echar un sueño

B. VI → dormir
to kip down → echarse a dormir

kip [ˈkɪp] (British)

n (= sleep) → somme m, roupillon m >

vi (= sleep) → coucher

kip (Brit inf)

n (= sleep) → Schläfchen nt; I’ve got to get some kip → ich muss mal ’ne Runde pennen (inf); I need a good kip → ich muss mal (wieder) richtig pennen (inf) → or ratzen (inf); I’m going for a kip → ich geh mal ’ne Runde pennen (inf)

vi (also kip down) → pennen (inf)

kip [kɪp] (fam)

1. vi → dormire

2. n → dormita
to get some kip → fare una dormita

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kip [kɪp] (fam)

1. vi → dormire

2. n → dormita
to get some kip → fare una dormita