Definition

Verb (intransitive): To prepare for sleep; to go to bed.

Usage

This is an informal, chiefly British expression meaning to go to sleep or to bed. It describes the action of settling down for the night.

Examples

• After the long journey, they were ready to kip down for the night.
• "It's late; I think I'll kip down now," he said, heading to the sofa.
• We found a spot in the hostel to kip down.

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often implies sleeping in a temporary, informal, or less comfortable place (e.g., on a sofa, in a sleeping bag), rather than in one's own proper bed.
  • We had to kip down on the floor because all the beds were taken.

Variants and Related Words

• Kip (noun, informal, British): A sleep or a place to sleep.
  • I'm going to get some kip.
  • He runs a cheap kip for backpackers.
• Kip (verb, informal, British): To sleep.
  • Can I kip on your couch tonight?

Synonyms

• Turn in
• Go to bed
• Retire (formal)
• Hit the sack (informal)

Related Phrasal Verbs / Idioms

• Kip out: To sleep outdoors or away from one's usual bed.
  • We're going to kip out under the stars tonight.

Verb

1. prepare for sleep
   • I usually turn in at midnight
   • He goes to bed at the crack of dawn