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Substantiivi

1. (countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.
2. (UK dialectal or obsolete) Plural of chick
3. (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
4. (archaic) The young of any bird; a chick.
5. (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A coward.
6. (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or inexperienced person.
7. (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
8. (uncountable) The game of dare.
9. A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the "chicken" (that is, the loser).
10. (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
11. (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
12. (obsolete) A small pewter pot used in a tavern.

Adjektiivi

1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) Cowardly.

Verbi

1. (intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.