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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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chicken definicja: 1. a type of bird kept on a farm for its...
- 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.
Jul 5, 2015 · Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of chicken as a noun for a bird, its meat or a coward. Find out the idioms and collocations related to chicken and its origin.
A chicken is a domesticated bird that is raised on farms for meat or eggs. Many cities allow people to keep a few chickens in their yards as pets and egg layers.
