"chib" meaning in English

See chib in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɪb/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chib.wav Forms: chibs [plural], chiv [alternative], shiv [alternative], shive [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪb Head templates: {{en-noun}} chib (plural chibs)
  1. (Scotland, Geordie, slang) A shiv (makeshift knife). Tags: Geordie, Scotland, slang
    Sense id: en-chib-en-noun-9dybm6q4 Categories (other): Geordie, Scottish English, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃɪb/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chib.wav Forms: chibs [present, singular, third-person], chibbing [participle, present], chibbed [participle, past], chibbed [past], chiv [alternative], shiv [alternative], shive [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪb Head templates: {{en-verb}} chib (third-person singular simple present chibs, present participle chibbing, simple past and past participle chibbed)
  1. (Scotland, Geordie, slang) To shiv (stab). Tags: Geordie, Scotland, slang
    Sense id: en-chib-en-verb-gHZY07WQ Categories (other): Geordie, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Synonyms: jab, run through, chef [Multicultural-London-English], chib [UK, dialectal], ching [Multicultural-London-English], chive [obsolete], enthrill, foin [archaic], gore [obsolete], gride [obsolete], jab, job, juke [slang], kebab [slang], knifecrime [UK, humorous], lancinate, pigstick, pink, poach [obsolete], run through [idiomatic], shank [slang], shiv [slang], spear, speet [obsolete], splash [Multicultural-London-English], stab, stick [dialectal], stob, stog [UK, dialectal], thrust, yerk [archaic]

Inflected forms

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    },
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          "word": "ching"
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          "word": "chive"
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          "word": "gore"
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          "word": "gride"
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          "word": "job"
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          "word": "juke"
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          "word": "kebab"
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          "word": "poach"
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          "word": "run through"
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          "word": "shank"
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          "word": "spear"
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          "word": "speet"
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          "word": "splash"
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          "word": "stick"
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          "word": "stog"
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          "word": "thrust"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "yerk"
        }
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          "word": "chive"
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          "word": "gore"
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          "word": "gride"
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          "word": "pigstick"
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          "word": "pink"
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          "word": "poach"
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          "word": "spear"
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}

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