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Meaning of chicken

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  chicken
      adj 1: easily frightened [syn: {chicken}, {chickenhearted},
             {lily-livered}, {white-livered}, {yellow}, {yellow-
             bellied}]
      n 1: the flesh of a chicken used for food [syn: {chicken},
           {poulet}, {volaille}]
      2: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been
         developed from the red jungle fowl [syn: {chicken}, {Gallus
         gallus}]
      3: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
         [syn: {wimp}, {chicken}, {crybaby}]
      4: a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is
         continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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