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noun(chick-en)the common domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) especially when young; also : its flesh used as food
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noun(chick-en)any of various birds or their young
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noun(chick-en)a young woman
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verb(chick-en)to lose one's nerve —usually used with out
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noun(chick-en)any of several plants having offsets, runners, or flowers that send out shoots; especially : houseleek
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idiom(chick-en)—usually used in negative statements to mean that someone should not depend on something hoped for until he or she knows for certain that it will happen
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noun(chick-en)storm petrel
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noun(chick-en)a grouse (Tympanuchus cupido) chiefly of the tallgrass prairies of the central U.S. with the male having yellowish-orange neck sacs which are inflated during courtship displays; also : a closely related smaller grouse (T. pallidicinctus) having reddish neck sacs
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noun(chick-en)a young person
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phrasal verb(chick-en)to decide not to do something because one is afraid
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idiom(chick-en)—used of person's past actions that are causing him or her to experience problems in the present
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idiom(chick-en)—used of a person's past actions that caused problems for others in the past that are like the problems that person is experiencing in the present