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Noun: kip  kip
  1. [Brit, informal] A period of time spent sleeping
    - sleep, nap
     
  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 erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
    - upstart
     
  4. The hide from a young animal
    - kipskin
Verb: kip (kipped,kipping)  kip
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. Have a short sleep, esp. during the day
    - nap, catnap, catch a wink [informal], snooze, drowse, doze, zizz [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: kips, kipping, kipped

Type of: catch some Z's [N. Amer, informal], gymnastic exercise, Laotian monetary unit, period, period of time, sleep, slumber, time period, time span

Encyclopedia: Kip, Leonard