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chief

/tʃiːf/

noun

Meaning

  • A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

    "All firefighters report to the fire chief."

  • The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.

  • The principal part or top of anything.

  • An informal term of address, sometimes ironic.

    "Hey, chief."

verb

Meaning

  • To smoke cannabis.

adjective

Meaning

  • Primary; principal.

    "Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster."

  • Intimate, friendly.