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chick·en
 chicken
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- pronunciation:
- chI
k
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- phrases:
- chicken out
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a common farm bird that is raised for its meat and eggs.
She gets up early to feed the chickens.
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| definition 2: |
the meat of a chicken used for food.
We're having chicken for dinner tonight.
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a person who is scared of doing something; a coward.
She called him a chicken because he didn't want to fight.- similar words:
- coward
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| related words: |
weakling |
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| phrase: |
chicken out |
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