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bn:00018268n

Noun Concept

chicken

A foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops WordNet 3.0

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A foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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). Wiktionary

Don't play chicken with a freight train; you're guaranteed to lose. Wiktionary

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contest

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

chicken

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chicken