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The children had been playing chicken by running across the railway line.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
play chicken — vp A head on race between two cars in which the first to pull to the side loses. Manny was seriously injured playing chicken with his friend. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Play chicken — 1. perform a dangerous dare; 2. (of a person) to stand in the path of an approaching vehicle daring the driver to run them down; 3. (of the drivers of two vehicles) to proceed along a collision course, as a test of courage … Dictionary of Australian slang
play chicken — Australian Slang 1. perform a dangerous dare; 2. (of a person) to stand in the path of an approaching vehicle daring the driver to run them down; 3. (of the drivers of two vehicles) to proceed along a collision course, as a test of courage … English dialects glossary
chicken — [chik′ən] n. [ME chicken < OE cycen < WGmc * kiukina < * kiuk ; like COCK1, of echoic orig.; akin to MLowG kûken (Du kuiken, kieken)] 1. a common gallinaceous farm bird (Gallus domesticus) raised for its edible eggs or flesh; hen or… … English World dictionary
Chicken (game) — For other uses, see Chicken (disambiguation). The game of chicken, also known as the hawk dove or snowdrift[1] game, is an influential model of conflict for two players in game theory. The principle of the game is that while each player prefers… … Wikipedia
chicken — chick|en1 [ tʃıkən ] noun ** 1. ) count a bird kept for its eggs and meat. The sound it makes is called clucking. The female chicken is called a hen and the male is called a rooster. A baby chicken is called a chick. a ) uncount the meat of a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chicken — I UK [ˈtʃɪkɪn] / US [ˈtʃɪkən] noun Word forms chicken : singular chicken plural chickens ** 1) a) [countable] a bird kept for its eggs and meat. The sound it makes is called clucking. The female chicken is called a hen and the male is called a… … English dictionary
chicken — /ˈtʃɪkən / (say chikuhn) noun 1. a common domesticated gallinaceous bird, Gallus gallus domesticus, of the family Phasianidae, having a prominent comb and wattles and farmed for its eggs, flesh and feathers or kept for cockfighting; believed to… …
Chicken Foot — Chicken Foot, also known as Chicken Dominoes, Chickie Dominoes and Chickie, is a dominoes game of the Trains family, similar to Mexican Train. Chicken Foot is played in rounds, one round for each double domino in the set. The game is normally… … Wikipedia
Chicken Reel — or Performer s Buck [1] Cover of sheet music, 1910. Written by Joseph M. Daly Published 1910 Language English … Wikipedia
