kip : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: kip	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for kip
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kip n sleep; "roused him from his kip" the basic unit of money in Laos 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 Synonym(s): kip, upstart v be asleep [syn: sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's] Antonym(s): wake
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kip \Kip\, n. The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin. {Kip leather.} See {Kipskin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.