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(kĭp) pronunciation
n., pl., kip.
A basic unit of currency in Laos.

[Thai.]


kip2 (kĭp) pronunciation
n.
  1. The untanned hide of a small or young animal, such as a calf.
  2. A set or bundle of such hides.

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


kip3 (kĭp) pronunciation 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.

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


kip4 (kĭp) pronunciation
n.
A unit of weight equal to 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms).

[KI(LO)- + P(OUND)1.]


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[Etymology: kilo imperial pounds] mass US 1 000 lb.

A unit of force; equals 1000 pounds (4448 newtons).


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Kip

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1) a unit of Laotian currency
2) the hide of a small animal
3) a place to sleep; a bed
4) a unit of weight (1,000 pounds)
noun
noun, dated

1:
A brothel. Also kip-house, kip-shop. (1766 —) .

2:
A bed. (1879 —) .
L. Griffiths Half of the time they're tucked up in their kip reading the Mirror and drinking cups of tea (1985).

3:
A cheap lodging-house. Also kip-house, kip-shop. (1883 —) .
Observer Dossers at a London kip-house (1962).

4:
A sleep or nap. (1893 —) .
B. W Aldiss I had to stay with the captain...while the other lucky sods settled down for a brief kip (1971). verb intr.

5:
To go to bed, sleep; also, to lie down. (1889 —) .
Weekly News (Glasgow): A driver whose van broke down near Bristol, decided to kip down in the driver's seat (1973).

[Cf. Danish kippe mean hut, low alehouse; horekippe brothel.]


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lille lur, kort søvn, ikke meget søvn
v. intr. - ikke få meget søvn

idioms:

  • have a kip    sove lidt, tage en lille lur

2.
n. - hule

3.
n. - kip

4.
n. - kip, kraftenhed svarende til 454 kg

5.
n. - lille træstykke brugt i australsk hasardspil

Nederlands (Dutch)
bed/pensionkamer, bordeel, dutje, huid(en) van jonge dieren, duizend pond (gewicht), munteenheid van Laos, maffen

Français (French)
1.
n. - roupillon, plumard, pieu
v. intr. - roupiller, pieuter

idioms:

  • have a kip    piquer un roupillon

2.
n. - peau (d'un petit/d'un jeune animal)

3.
n. - monnaie principale du Laos

4.
n. - (GB, Mes) unité de poids (= 1000 livres)

5.
n. - (Austral) petit morceau de bois utilisé dans le jeu de dés

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schlaf, Bett, billige Unterkunft, Penne
v. - pennen

idioms:

  • have a kip    pennen

2.
n. - Tierhaut, Fell

3.
n. - Währung in Laos

4.
n. - tausend engl. Pfund

5.
n. - (Austr) Stück Holz benutzt im Two-up Spiel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γιατάκι, ύπνος
v. - κοιμούμαι

idioms:

  • have a kip    παίρνω ένα υπνάκο

Italiano (Italian)
dormire

idioms:

  • have a kip    fare un pisolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cama (f), pousada (f)
v. - dormir

idioms:

  • have a kip    tirar uma soneca

Русский (Russian)
шкура молодого животного, койка в ночлежке, короткий сон, спать

idioms:

  • have a kip    дремать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - siesta corta
v. intr. - dormir

idioms:

  • have a kip    dormir un rato, echar una cabezada

2.
n. - guarida de un animal pequeño o joven

3.
n. - moneda de Laos

4.
n. - unidad de peso equivalente a 1000 libras

5.
n. - pieza de madera que se usa en un juego en Australia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pang, kvart, slaf, sömn
v. - gå och kvarta, gå och knyta sig, slafa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 幼兽的皮

idioms:

  • have a kip    睡一下

2. 千磅

3. 床, 旅店, 住旅店

4. 基普

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 床, 旅店
v. intr. - 住旅店

2.
n. - 千磅

3.
n. - 幼獸的皮

idioms:

  • have a kip    睡一下

4.
n. - 基普

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 잠자리, 선잠
v. intr. - 선잠을 자다

idioms:

  • have a kip    선잠들다

2.
n. - 어린 짐승의 가죽

3.
n. - 라오스의 화폐 단위

4.
n. - 무게의 단위

5.
n. - two-up 경기에 사용되는 나무조각

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - キップ皮, キップ皮の束, キップ, 寝床

idioms:

  • have a kip    うたた寝する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حزمه من جلود صغار الحيوانات, وحدة وزن بريطانيه (فعل) ينام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שינה, מקום לינה זול, בית-בושת‬
v. intr. - ‮חטף תנומה, ישן‬
n. - ‮שלח (עור) לא מעובד של חיה קטנה או צעירה‬
n. - ‮יחידת המטבע של לאוס‬
n. - ‮יחידת-משקל בת 000,1 פאונד (454 ק"ג)‬
n. - ‮חתיכת-עץ קטנה לסיבוב מטבעות במשחק הנהוג באוסטרליה‬


 
 
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