chief

/tʃiːf/

noun

  1. 1

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

    “All firefighters report to the fire chief.”
  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    The principal part or top of anything.

  4. 4

    An informal term of address, sometimes ironic.

    “Hey, chief.”

verb

  1. 1

    To smoke cannabis.

adjective

  1. 1

    Primary; principal.

    “Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.”
  2. 2

    Intimate, friendly.

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