Kip

Quick meaning: Kip is a noun meaning The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.

Meaning

The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.

More Meanings

1. A bundle or set of such hides.
2. The leather made from such hide.
3. (informal, chiefly UK, Ireland) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.
4. (informal, chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
5. (informal, chiefly UK, Ireland) A very untidy house or room.
6. (informal, chiefly UK, Ireland, dated) A brothel.
7. (obsolete) A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.

Example Sentences

I’m just going for my afternoon kip.

Don’t worry, I’ll kip on the sofabed.

Jack discarded a length of wood, two twists of wire, his two-up kip and a spanner.

"Steady on, mate. How was I to know this was your gaff? I was lookin' for somewhere to kip."

Word Forms

• kips
• kipp
• kippe
• kipping
• kipped

Synonyms for kip

Depending on context, synonyms include crash, slumber, sleep.

Antonyms for kip

Common opposites include wake.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slumber, sleep, gorge, bed, gap, cape.

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