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kips

/kɪps/

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noun

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

Examples :

"The artisan selected several kips of fine calfskin to make durable and supple leather shoes. "

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A bundle or set of such hides.

Examples :

"The tanner stacked the kips of deerskin in the corner of the workshop, ready to be processed into leather. "

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A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.

Examples :

"The farmer counted the kips of lamb skins—30 skins per kip—to determine how much to sell at the market. "

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noun

The leather made from such hide; kip leather.

Examples :

"The cobbler used kips to repair the worn soles of my boots, ensuring they would last through the winter. "

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(chiefly UK) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.

Examples :

"After a long day of backpacking across Europe, all I wanted was to find a cheap kips for the night. "

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(chiefly UK) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.

Examples :

"I’m just going for my afternoon kip."

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noun

(chiefly UK) A very untidy house or room.

Examples :

""After the party, the living room was a complete kips." "

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(chiefly UK) A brothel.

Examples :

"The police raided several kips in the city center last night. "

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(chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.

Examples :

"Don’t worry, I’ll kip on the sofabed."

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verb

To snatch; take up hastily; filch

Examples :

"Seeing her brother leave his cookie unattended, she kips it off the plate and runs away giggling. "

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verb

To hold or keep (together)

Examples :

"The strong glue kips the broken pieces of the vase together. "

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verb

To conduct oneself; act

Examples :

"He kips responsibly by always completing his homework on time and helping his classmates. "

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A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound.

Examples :

"The bridge design specified that each support column must withstand a load of 500 kips. "

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A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.

Examples :

"The shipping company charges $20 per kip to transport large industrial parts. "

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noun

A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.

Examples :

"The shipment of bricks weighed 5 kips. "

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A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.

Examples :

"The gymnast practiced her kips repeatedly on the uneven bars, trying to make each one smoother and more powerful. "

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(games) A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.

Examples :

"During the two-up game, he carefully balanced the kips on his hand before tossing the coins. "

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noun

A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.

Examples :

"The hikers paused to catch their breath at the foot of the kips, before beginning their ascent up the steep, rocky points. "

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verb

To perform the kip maneuver.

Examples :

"The gymnast kips up to the bar before her next routine. "