kip

kip · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (British informal) A sleep or nap.

  2. 2.

    (British informal) A place to sleep; a bed.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To sleep, especially briefly or in a makeshift place.

  4. 4.

    The basic monetary unit of Laos.

Forms

plural: kips

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    have a kip — to take a nap
  • •
    kip down — to go to sleep, especially in a temporary place

Related words

Antonyms: wake
See also: nap, sleep, snooze
Synonyms: nap, sleep, snooze

Etymology

From Danish kippe ("hut, mean alehouse"). The sleep sense emerged in British English in the 18th century.