chick

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A young bird.

   • Near-synonyms: nestling, fledgling
2. 2

   An attractive, young woman

   An attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.

   • This chick's a machine but her friend is way more fun.
   • They're going to have a chick weekend. No guys allowed.
   • He'll fall for any chick with a nice smile.
3. 3

   A friendly fighter aircraft.

   • The Aldis lamp flashes at the underside of each aircraft. It shows that the gear is down. Diegal is relaxing. This is such low responsibility, easy night duty. All the “chicks” (fighter aircraft) are home to roost except one.
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   1. 4

      A young child.

   2. 5

      To sprout, as seed does in the ground

      To sprout, as seed does in the ground; to vegetate.

      • plowing in his oats with a very feet furrow; and, after they have “chicked” but before they appear aboveground
   3. 6

      To compress the lips and then separate them quickly, resulting in a percussive noise.

      • He chicked his lips; he cracked his whip; he winked with a knowing leer; he ran down the alley and up the stair, then down the stair and up the alley
   4. 7

      A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.

      • It is not uncommon at meal-time to see the table servants chasing the sparrows about the room, endeavouring to drive them out while some one holds up the "chick" or bamboo net which covers the doorway.
      • […] at this time of day all the verandas were curtained with green bamboo chicks.
   5. 8

      A surname.

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