ALL meanings of chicken
chick·en
C c - countable noun chicken Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat. 3
- countable noun chicken Chicken is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. 3
- countable noun chicken If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. 3
- countable noun chicken Chicken is also an adjective. 3
- noun chicken a domestic fowl bred for its flesh or eggs, esp a young one 3
- noun chicken the flesh of such a bird used for food 3
- noun chicken any of various similar birds, such as a prairie chicken 3
- noun chicken a cowardly person 3
- noun chicken a young inexperienced person 3
- noun chicken an underage boy or girl regarded as a potential target for sexual abuse 3
- noun chicken any of various, often dangerous, games or challenges in which the object is to make one's opponent lose his or her nerve 3
- adjective chicken easily scared; cowardly; timid 3
- noun chicken a common gallinaceous farm bird (Gallus domesticus) raised for its edible eggs or flesh; hen or rooster, esp. a young one: classed in a family (Phasianidae) that includes pheasants, quail, and peafowl 3
- noun chicken the flesh of this bird 3
- noun chicken any young bird; chick 3
- noun chicken a young or inexperienced person 3
- noun chicken a timid or cowardly person 3
- noun chicken a young male homosexual 3
- noun chicken petty insistence on rules 3
- adjective chicken made of chicken 3
- adjective chicken small and tender 3
- adjective chicken timid or cowardly 3
- adjective chicken characterized by unnecessary discipline or pettiness 3
- intransitive verb chicken to lose courage and abandon a plan or action 3
- noun chicken Chicken is the flesh of a type of bird which is kept on a farm for its eggs and for its meat, eaten as food. 3
- noun chicken animal: poultry 1
- noun chicken food: meat 1
- adjective chicken afraid, cowardly 1
- noun chicken person: afraid 1
- noun chicken youthful person 1
- noun chicken young gay man 1
- noun chicken a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl of southeastern Asia and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers. 1
- noun chicken the young of this bird, especially when less than a year old. 1
- noun chicken the flesh of the chicken, especially of the young bird, used as food. 1
- noun chicken Slang. a cowardly or fearful person. a young or inexperienced person, especially a young girl. petty details or tasks. unnecessary discipline or regulations. a young male homosexual, especially one sought as a sexual partner by older men. 1
- noun chicken a contest in which two cars approach each other at high speed down the center of a road, the object being to force one's opponent to veer away first. 1
- noun chicken a policy or strategy of challenging an opponent to risk a clash or yield: diplomats playing chicken at the conference table. 1
- adjective chicken (of food) containing, made from, or having the flavor of chicken: chicken salad; chicken soup. 1
- adjective chicken Slang. cowardly. petty or trivial: a chicken regulation. obsessed with petty details, regulations, etc.: He's quitting this chicken outfit to become his own boss. 1
- idioms chicken count one's chickens before they are hatched, to rely on a benefit that is still uncertain: They were already spending in anticipation of their inheritance, counting their chickens before they were hatched. 1
- noun chicken (Countable Noun) A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young. 0
- noun chicken (Uncountable Noun) The meat from this bird eaten as food. 0
- noun chicken (Countable Noun) SLA A coward. 0
- noun chicken (Countable Noun) (gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair. Compare chickenhawk. 0
- noun chicken (Countable Noun) SLA A young or inexperienced person. 0
- noun chicken 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 (i.e., the loser.). 0
- noun chicken The game of dare. 0
- verb chicken (Intransitive Verb) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) To develop physical or other characteristics resembling a chicken's, for example, bumps on the skin. 0
- verb chicken (Intransitive Verb) To avoid a situation one is afraid of. 0