the basic unit of money in Laos
"After visiting Luang Prabang, I exchanged my dollars for thousands of kip to buy local snacks at the market."
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
"After struggling through several failed attempts, she finally managed to complete her first kip on the high bar."
The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
"The gymnast executed a kip on the uneven bars before transitioning into her front support hold."
A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.
A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound.
The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK.
A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.
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.
"The gymnast executed a perfect kip to begin her routine on the uneven bars."
be asleep
"After that long hike, I just wanted to kip for a few hours before dinner."
To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.
"After failing to pull himself up from the bar, he tried again and managed a perfect kip before transitioning into a muscle-up."
To snatch; take up hastily; filch
To perform the kip maneuver.
"The gymnast expertly used a kip to transition from the low bar to the high bar."
A diminutive of the male given name Kipling.
"The teacher called out to young Kip, reminding him that his nickname was a diminutive of the famous author's first name."