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chick·en  (chkn)

n.

1.

a. The common domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) or its young.

b. Any of various similar or related birds.

c. The flesh of the common domestic fowl.

2. Slang A coward.

3. Any of various foolhardy competitions in which the participants persist in a dangerous course of action until one loses nerve and stops.

4. Vulgar Slang A young gay male, especially as sought by an older man.

adj.

Slang Afraid; cowardly.

intr.v. chick·ened, chick·en·ing, chick·ens Slang

To act in a cowardly manner; lose one's nerve: chickened out at the last moment.

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[Middle English chiken, from Old English ccen.]

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chicken

Noun

1. a domestic fowl bred for its flesh or eggs

2. the flesh of this bird used for food

3. Slang a coward

Adjective

Slang cowardly [Old English ciecen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chicken - the flesh of a chicken used for food poulet, volaille Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food broiler - flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling capon - flesh of a castrated male chicken frier, fryer, pullet - flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying roaster - flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting spatchcock - flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed) hen - flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing white meat, breast - meat carved from the breast of a fowl chicken wing - the wing of a chicken
	2.	chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl Gallus gallus domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl chick, biddy - young bird especially of domestic fowl rooster, cock - adult male chicken capon - castrated male chicken biddy, hen - adult female chicken spring chicken - a young chicken having tender meat Rhode Island red - American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken Dominick, Dominique - American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs Orpington - English breed of large chickens with white skin chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
	3.	chicken - a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy crybaby, wimp doormat, weakling, wuss - a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
	4.	chicken - a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Adj.	1.	chicken - easily frightened                     chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow-bellied, yellow colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

Translations

chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn] n → gallina, pollo;

(food) → pollo;

(col) (= coward); gallina m/f

chicken out vi (col) → rajarse;

to chicken out of doing sth → rajarse y no hacer algo

chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn] n → poulet m;

(inf) (= coward); poule mouillée

chicken out vi (inf) → se dégonfler

chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn] n → Huhn nt;

(meat) → Hähnchen nt;

(inf) (coward) → Feigling m

chicken out chicken (inf) vi to chicken out of doing sth → davor kneifen, etw zu tun

chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn] n → pollo;

(col) (= coward); coniglio

chicken out vi (col) → avere fifa;

to chicken out of sth → tirarsi indietro da qc per fifa or paura

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chicken

n chicken [ˈtʃikin]

1 a young bird, especially a young hen She keeps chickens.kuikenفَرْخ، فَرّوجпилеkuřekylling; hønedas Kükenκοτόπουλοtibuماکیان؛ مرغ و خروسkananpoikapoulet(te)תַּרנֵגוֹלֶתचूजा, चिंगना, मुन्ना, लल्लाpilecsibeayamkjúklingurpolloひよこ병아리, 새의 새끼viščiukascālisayamkipkylling, unghønekurczakgalinhapui (de găină)цыплёнокkurapiščanecpilekycklingไก่piliç小雞курчаچھوٹا پرندہ ، مرغیgà con小鸡

2 its flesh used as food a plate of fried chicken.hoendervleisلَحْمُ فِراخِ الدَّجاجпилешко месоkuře (kuřecí maso)kyllingdas Huhnκοτόπουλο (κρέας)kanalihaمرغkanapouletבְּשַר עוֹףमुर्गे का मासpiletinacsirkedaging ayamkjúklingurpollo鶏肉닭고기vištienacāļa gaļaayam gorengkipkylling, broilerkurczakfrangocarne de puiкурятина; курицаkuracinapiščanecpiletinakycklingเนื้อไก่piliç/tavuk eti雞肉куряче м'ясоمرغی کا گوشتgà鸡肉

3 (slang.) a coward. weghollerجَبانстрахливецzbaběleckujonein Feiglingδειλός (λαϊκ.)argpüksبزدلפַּחדָןडरपोकkukavicagyáva nyuszipengecutpollo臆病者bailys, baileliszaķapastala; jēradvēselepengecutbangerik, lafaardfeiging, reddharetchórzтрусzbabelecstrahopetec, zajeckukavicaynkrygg, fegisขี้ขลาดkorkak, ödlek, tabansız( kimse)（俚）膽小鬼боягузبزدلngười nhát gan（俚）胆小鬼

adj ˌchicken-ˈhearted

cowardly. lafaardجَبان، رِعْديدстрахливzbabělýfej; kujonagtigfeigeδειλόςcobardeargpükslikبزدل؛ ترسوpelkurimainenlâcheפַּחדָןडरपोकkukavičkigyávasecara pengecuthuglauscodardoおく病な겁많은bailusgļēvsdengan penakutlaffeigtchórzliwycobardelaşмалодушныйzbabelýstrahopetenplašljivfeg, mesigขี้ขลาดkorkak, namert膽小的малодушний; боягузливийبزدل، ڈرپ‍وکhèn nhát胆小的

n ˈchicken-pox

an infectious disease with fever and red itchy spots. waterpokkiesجِدْري الماءварицелаplané neštoviceskoldkopperdie Windpockenανεμοβλογιάtuulerõugedآبله مرغانvesirokkovaricelleאֲבַּעֲבּוּעוֹת רוּחछोटी माता, लघु मसूरिकाvodene kozicebárányhimlőcacar airhlaupabólavaricella水ぼうそう작은 마마, 수두(水痘)vėjaraupiaivējbakasdemam campakwaterpokkenvannkopperospa wietrznavaricelavărsat de vântветрянкаkiahnenoriceovčije boginjevatt[]kopporโรคอีสุกอีใสsu çiçeği水痘вітряна віспаچیچکbệnh thủy đậu水痘

chicken out

to avoid doing something because of cowardice He chickened out at the last minute.kop uittrekيَتَجَنَّبُ بِسَبَبِ الخَوْفгубя куражzbaběle couvnoutstikke halen mellem benenesich feige verdrückenδειλιάζωaraks löömaجا زدن؛ جرأت نکردنjänistääse dégonfler“לְהִשתָפֵן”डर के मारे कुछ करने से परहेज करनाkukavički se povućikiszáll vmibőlmundurguggna, heykjasttirarsi indietro尻込みをする겁나서 못하다išsigąstiizvairīties (aiz bailēm)menarik diri kerana penakuter tussen uit knijpenbakke ut, trekke seg (av feighet)stchórzyć, skrewićatemorizar-sea da înapoiпойти на попятныйzbabelo cúvnuťustrašiti sekukavički uzmaknutibacka urขลาดกลัวkorkup çekilmek/kaçmak逃跑втекти, підібгавши хвостаبزدلی کی وجہ سے کوئی کام کرنے سے بچناbỏ dở việc gì vì sợ逃跑