ˈtʃɪkɪn
ˈtʃɪkɪn
1 [countable] a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meatThey keep chickens in the back yard.free-range chickens compare cock, hen2 [uncountable] meat from a chickenfried/roast chickenchicken stock/soupchicken breasts/livers/thighschicken and chips see also spring chickenIdioms
a chicken-and-egg situation, problem, etc.
a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other
play chicken
to play a game in which people do something dangerous for as long as they can to show how brave they are. The person who stops first has lost the game
The children had been playing chicken by running across the railway line.