Definitions for chicken

Overview of noun chicken

The noun chicken has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (16) chicken, poulet, volaille

(the flesh of a chicken used for food)

2. (10) chicken, Gallus gallus

(a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl)

3. wimp, chicken, crybaby

(a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy)

4. chicken

(a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops)

Overview of adj chicken

The adj chicken has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied

(easily frightened)