Kip - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Kip :  (noun)
1: sleep; "roused him from his kip"
2: the basic unit of money in Laos
3: a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright [syn: upstart] (verb)

1: be asleep [syn: sleep, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's] [ant: wake]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Kip : \Kip\, n. The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin.

Kip leather. See Kipskin.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Kip : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Kip

bloksimon: Gisteren een duurloop door de knerpende sneeuw gedaan. Geen Kip te zien.
hiimfreddie: So I managed an early-ish night and a good 8 hours Kip, I could make this awesome and actually get up now, hmmm.
Flowtjuh: @afokkema Nee, een halve Kip. Maar deze is niet goed gevallen, ben ik bang...
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