chick /t͡ʃɪk/noun 7verb 2forms 4 noun7 •a baby bird, often one that has just come out of its egg •A young chicken.Neither chick nor child was left living the length of the seacoast. — 1961 •(informal) An attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.This chick's a machine but her friend is way more fun.They're going to have a chick weekend. No guys allowed. •(India, Pakistan) A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.Then, through a cautiously lifted chick, the old scene stands revealed […] — 1890 •(old-fashioned) A young child. •(slang) A friendly fighter aircraft. •(India, no longer used) A chickeen, or zecchino.Whenever master spends a chick I keep back two rupees, sir! — 1863 verb2 •To compress the lips and then separate them quickly, resulting in a percussive noise.He chicked his lips; he cracked his whip; he winked with a knowing leer; he ran down the alley and up the stair, then down the stair and up the alley — 1844 •(no longer used) To sprout, as seed does in the ground; to vegetate.plowing in his oats with a very feet furrow; and, after they have “chicked” but before they appear aboveground — 1795 formschicked · chicking · chicks · chicken
