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chicken in Hindi हिन्दी
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chicken in Telugu తెలుగు
chicken in English
- chicken⇄adj. 1. young; small.
Ex. a chicken lobster.
2. (Slang, Figurative.) afraid of risk; cowardly.
Ex. ""When they asked me to go along with them, I had to,"" a gang member explained. ""If I didn't go along, they'd know I was chicken and I - chicken⇄chicken (1), noun, adjective, verb.
- chicken⇄chicken (2), noun.
(in India) embroidery. - chicken⇄expr. (have one's) chickens come home to roost, (have) something bad result from one's own actions; (receive) something asked for or deserved.
Ex. That the ... sales should be threatened by a competitor which uses the Swallow wing [that he rejected - chicken⇄expr. count one's chickens (before they are hatched), to trust or count on something as a certainty before it has actually happened.
Ex. Some have been suffering with stuffy, runny noses ... Others (although they would not be wise to count their ch - chicken⇄noun 1. any hen or rooster.
Ex. Most of our chickens lay two to three eggs per day.
2a. a young hen or rooster; chick.
Ex. Our new chickens are too young to lay eggs.
b. any young bird.
Ex. The grouse flew at the fox to pr - chicken⇄Pharaoh's hen orchicken
a vulture of the Mediterranean region and southern Asia, about two feet long, with mostly white plumage; Egyptian vulture. It is frequently represented in ancient Egyptian art. - chicken⇄v.i. chicken out, (Slang.) to behave in a cowardly manner, especially to refuse a dare.
Ex. It is a point of honor not to ""chicken out"" on anything the gang does (Newsweek).