Definition of "kip"
kip1
/kɪp/
kip2
/kɪp/
kip3
/kɪp/
verb
third-person singular simple present kips, present participle kipping, simple past and past participle kipped
kip4
/kɪp/
noun
plural kips
kip5
/kɪp/
kip6
/kɪp/
kip7
/kɪp/
noun
plural kips
(gymnastics) A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.