kip
/kɪp/noun
उच्चारण किप
नींद, झपकी
Core word
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[I] British, informal
to sleep
सोना, झपकी लेना
- You can kip on the sofa tonight.
- The guests kipped on the floor because there were not enough beds.
- He kipped at his friend's flat after the late party.
+ 2 more examples
- Can I kip at your place tonight?
- We kipped in the van on the way to the match.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
kip (uncountable / countable noun, informal BrE) = sleep
In British slang, kip means sleep or a short sleep; 'a kip' is a nap.
British बोलचाल में kip का अर्थ नींद या झपकी है; 'a kip' छोटी झपकी है।
- I need some kip.
- He had a quick kip after lunch.
kip (verb) = to sleep
As a verb, kip means to sleep, often in a place that is not a proper bed.
Verb के रूप में kip का अर्थ सोना है, प्रायः किसी ऐसी जगह जो ठीक बिस्तर न हो।
- We kipped on the floor.
- He kipped at a friend's house.
kip down / kip out
'Kip down' means to lie down to sleep, often at a short notice.
'Kip down' का अर्थ सोने के लिए लेटना है, प्रायः अचानक।
- Can I kip down on your sofa tonight?
get some kip / catch a kip
Common verbs with the noun are get, have, grab and catch.
Noun के साथ get, have, grab और catch जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- Try to get some kip before the long journey.
informal register
Kip is informal British slang; avoid it in exam essays and formal letters, and use 'sleep' or 'nap' there.
Kip अनौपचारिक British slang है; परीक्षा के निबंधों और औपचारिक पत्रों में इससे बचें, वहाँ 'sleep' या 'nap' लिखें।
- In a report, write 'rest', not 'kip'.
+Collocations 6
verb + kip
havegetgrabcatchneedfancy
- I need a quick kip before the evening class.
adjective + kip
quickshortgoodlittlelong
- A good kip made him feel fresh.
kip + preposition / adverb
downouton the sofaon the train
- The travellers kipped down on the platform.
kip + place
on the flooron a benchin the carat a friend's
- She kipped in the car while waiting.
synonyms
napsnoozeforty winksdozerest
- Grandfather takes forty winks after lunch.
kip + time word
afternoon kipmidday kipafter-dinner kipnight's kip
- He takes an afternoon kip every Sunday.
“More examples 7
- Radhika had a kip on the bus after the long night of revision.
रात भर की पढ़ाई के बाद राधिका ने बस में थोड़ी नींद ले ली।
- I could do with a kip before the match.
मैच से पहले मुझे थोड़ी नींद की ज़रूरत है।
- The friends kipped on the floor because there were not enough beds.
पर्याप्त बिस्तर न होने के कारण दोस्त फ़र्श पर सो गए।
- He nipped upstairs for a quick kip.
वह ऊपर जाकर थोड़ी देर सो आया।
- Try to get some kip, because the exam starts at eight.
थोड़ी नींद लेने की कोशिश करो, क्योंकि परीक्षा आठ बजे शुरू होती है।
- My brother kips till noon on holidays.
मेरा भाई छुट्टियों में दोपहर तक सोता रहता है।
- The night train gave him a few hours of kip before Patna.
रात की गाड़ी ने पटना से पहले उसे कुछ घंटे की नींद दे दी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I want to take a kip.
✓ I want to have a kip.
The natural verbs with kip are have, get or grab, not take.
Kip के साथ स्वाभाविक क्रियाएँ have, get या grab हैं, take नहीं।
→Phrasal verbs 1
kip down
(British, informal) to lie down somewhere, especially somewhere unusual, in order to sleep
(कहीं भी) लेटकर सो जाना
- We kipped down on the station platform.
- You can kip down on the floor if you like.