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- [kip]
- /kɪp/
- /kɪp/
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- [kip]
- /kɪp/
Definitions of kips word
- noun kips Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ˈkɪpˌʌp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms. 1
- verb without object kips Also, kick up. to perform a kip (often followed by up). 1
- noun kips Plural form of kip. 1
- noun Definition of kips in Technology /kips/ [by analogy with MIPS] Thousands (*not* 1024s) of instructions per second. Usage: rare. 1
- noun kips plural of kip. 0
- verb kips third-person singular simple present indicative form of kip. 0
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Origin of kips
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English kipp < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kip pack (of hides); akin to Old Norse kippa bundle
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Parts of speech for Kips
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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kips popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kips usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kips
noun kips
- cot — A cot is a bed for a baby, with bars or panels round it so that the baby cannot fall out.
- berth — A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
- sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
- hay — John Milton, 1838–1905, U.S. statesman and author.
- pallet — a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle.
verb kips
- devastate — If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
- pillage — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- rob — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- requisition — the act of requiring or demanding.
Antonyms for kips
noun kips
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- senses — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
verb kips
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
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