Chicken
WordNet
adjective
(1) Easily frightened
noun
(2) A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
(3) A foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
(4) The flesh of a chicken used for food
(5) A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
WiktionaryText
English
Etymology
, diminuitive of "cock, rooster" (i.e. cocc, cucc + -en, -in). More at cock, -en
Noun
- A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young
- The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- A coward.
- A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
- A young person of either sex.
- 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 loser.
Synonyms
cock , chook , hen , rooster twink- See also Wikisaurus:coward
Verb
- To avoid as a result of fear.
- To develop physical or other characteristics resembling a chicken's, for example, bumps on the skin.