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Chicken vs. Crocodile

Chicken and Crocodile Definitions

Chicken

A common domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus) widely raised for meat and eggs and believed to be descended from the jungle fowl G. gallus.

Crocodile

Any of various large aquatic reptiles of the family Crocodylidae that are native to tropical and subtropical regions and have thick, armorlike skin and long tapering jaws.

Chicken

Any of various similar or related birds.

Crocodile

A crocodilian reptile, such as an alligator, caiman, or gharial.

Chicken

The flesh of the chicken, used as food.

Crocodile

Leather made from crocodile skin.
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Chicken

(Slang) A coward.

Crocodile

Chiefly British A line of people, especially pupils or choir members, standing two abreast.

Chicken

Any of various foolhardy competitions in which the participants persist in a dangerous course of action until one loses nerve and stops.

Crocodile

Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

Chicken

Vulgar Slang A young gay male, especially as sought by an older man.

Crocodile

A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
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Chicken

Afraid; cowardly.

Crocodile

(logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.

Chicken

To act in a cowardly manner; lose one's nerve
Chickened out at the last moment.

Crocodile

(intransitive) To speak one's native language at an Esperanto-language gathering, rather than Esperanto.

Chicken

(countable) A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.

Crocodile

A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa, Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the Nile (Crocodilus vulgaris, or Crocodilus Niloticus). The Florida crocodile (Crocodilus Americanus) is much less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The name is also sometimes applied to the species of other related genera, as the gavial and the alligator.
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Chicken

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

Crocodile

A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.

Chicken

(archaic) The young of any bird; a chick.

Crocodile

Large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters

Chicken

A coward.

Chicken

A young or inexperienced person.

Chicken

A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.

Chicken

The game of dare.

Chicken

A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser).
Don't play chicken with a freight train; you're guaranteed to lose.

Chicken

A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.

Chicken

 A kilogram of cocaine.

Chicken

Plural of chick

Chicken

(informal) Cowardly.
Why do you refuse to fight? Huh, I guess you're just too chicken.

Chicken

(intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.

Chicken

A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.

Chicken

A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden; same as spring chicken.

Chicken

The flesh of a chicken used for food

Chicken

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

Chicken

A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

Chicken

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

Chicken

Easily frightened

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