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- Dictionarychicken/ˈtʃɪk(ɪ)n/
noun
- 1. a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one: "rationing was still in force and most people kept chickens"
- 2. a cowardly person; a coward. informal, derogatory
adjective
- 1. cowardly: informal "I was too chicken to go to court"
verb
- 1. withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve: informal "the referee chickened out of giving a penalty"
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Learn the meaning of chicken as a noun for a type of bird or its meat, and as an informal word for a coward. See pronunciation, synonyms, idioms and translations of chicken.
- English (US)
CHICKEN meaning: 1. a type of bird kept on a farm for its...
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- Bantam
BANTAM definition: 1. a small breed of chicken 2. a small...
- Chick
CHICK definition: 1. a baby bird, especially a young chicken...
- Rooster
ROOSTER definition: 1. an adult male chicken: 2. an adult...
- Chicken Out
CHICKEN OUT definition: 1. to decide not to do something...
- Chicken: Korean Translation
CHICKEN translate: 닭, 닭고기. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Chicken: Polish Translation
CHICKEN translate: kurczak, kurczak, kurczak, kurczak,...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word chicken, from the common domestic fowl to a coward or a slang term. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of chicken.
Chicken definition: a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl, especially the red jungle fowl, and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.. See examples of CHICKEN used in a sentence.
The chicken ( Gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs; others are kept as pets or for cockfighting .
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word chicken, from a domestic fowl to a slang term for a coward or a game. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, grammar and more.
CHICKEN meaning: 1. a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked…. Learn more.
Learn the meaning and origin of the word chicken, as well as its various slang and culinary uses. Find out the differences between chicken and related terms, such as poulet, fryer, capon, and spring chicken.
