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chicken run

 

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Noun chicken run has 1 sense
  1. chicken yard, hen yard, chicken run, fowl run - an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
    --1 is a kind of yard

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Term: Chicken Run

Sense 1: Noun - A enclosed area where chickens are allowed to roam freely

A chicken run is a fenced area attached to a chicken coop where chickens can freely move around outside while still being protected.

Sample Sentence: The farmer installed a spacious chicken run to give the hens more room to explore.

Sense 2: Noun - A animated movie about rebellious chickens

Chicken Run is a popular stop-motion animated film released in the year 2000. It revolves around a group of rebellious chickens striving to escape from a farm before they are turned into chicken pies.

Sample Sentence: Last night, we watched Chicken Run and thoroughly enjoyed the charming and witty story.

Sense 3: Verb - To run quickly and aimlessly, like a headless chicken

To chicken run means to run around randomly and frantically without a clear purpose, often used metaphorically.

Sample Sentence: After realizing he had forgotten his umbrella, John chicken ran back to his office in the pouring rain.

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