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pip
1[pip]
noun
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
You need to match the two pips on this domino with two pips on one of your dominoes.
each of the small segments into which the surface of a pineapple is divided.
Cut off the top of the pineapple, slicing through the first row of pips.
Informal.metal insigne of rank on the shoulders of commissioned officers.
the museum's collection of German pips and buttons.
Horticulture.
an individual rootstock of a plant, especially of the lily of the valley.
This low-growing perennial forms dense clumps from its slender pips.
a portion of the rootstock or root of several other plants.
The peony's pips are those budlike growths at the top of the tuber.
pip
2[pip]
noun
Veterinary Pathology: Older Use.a contagious disease of birds, especially poultry, characterized by the secretion of a thick mucus in the mouth and throat.
The last thing they wanted to find in the henhouse was a chicken with pip.
Facetious.Usually the pip any minor or unspecified ailment in a person.
Oh, no, not that annoying neighbor—he gives me the pip.
pip
3[pip]
noun
a small seed, especially of a fleshy fruit, as an apple or orange.
Does the juicer remove the pips or just grind them up?
Also called pipperoo.Informal.someone or something wonderful.
Last night's party was a pip.
pip
4[pip]
verb (used without object)
to peep or chirp.
Listen to those chicks pip!
(of a hatching bird) to break out from the shell.
How long before the eaglets start pipping?
verb (used with object)
to crack or chip a hole through (the shell), as a hatching bird.
All but one of the new brood has pipped through their shells.
pip
5[pip]
noun
blip.
observing the radar screen for unusual pips.
pip
6[pip]
verb (used with object)
to blackball.
Are you telling me I've been pipped from the entire music industry?
to defeat (an opponent).
No one expected our team to pip those hotshots from Birmingham.
to shoot, especially to wound or kill by a gunshot.
Get that pistol out of here before someone gets pipped.
Pip
7[pip]
noun
a male given name, form of Philip.
pip
1/ ɪ /
noun
a short high-pitched sound, a sequence of which can act as a time signal, esp on radio
a radar blip
a spot or single device, such as a spade, diamond, heart, or club on a playing card
any of the spots on dice or dominoes
Also called: star.informalthe emblem worn on the shoulder by junior officers in the British Army, indicating their rank
verb
(intr) to chirp; peep
to pierce (the shell of its egg) while hatching
(intr) to make a short high-pitched sound
pip
2/ ɪ /
noun
a contagious disease of poultry characterized by the secretion of thick mucus in the mouth and throat
facetiousa minor human ailment
slanga bad temper or depression (esp in the phrase give ( someone ) the pip )
informalto sulk
verb
slangto cause to be annoyed or depressed
pip
3/ ɪ /
noun
the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear
any of the segments marking the surface of a pineapple
a rootstock or flower of the lily of the valley or certain other plants
pip
4/ ɪ /
verb
to wound or kill, esp with a gun
to defeat (a person), esp when his success seems certain (often in the phrase pip at the post )
to blackball or ostracize
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Example Sentences
Less than a 10th of a point separated the top two teams with GB's 25.466 seeing them pipped by Germany in the head-to-head final.
But the man who won this year's final walked away from the competition with a lot more than the coveted trophy - after he and the woman he pipped to the post became an item.
John Robinson, who works at Bishop Challoner Catholic College in Birmingham, won the final on Monday with a total of 30 points, pipping fellow contestant Claire Reynolds on the last question.
In the end, however, Juno came from behind and pipped 2023 champion Rodney while third place was taken by a corgi named Daisy.
Gasly completed his performance run on soft tyres later than the usual front-runners, benefitting from more track grip, as he pipped Norris by 0.007 seconds.
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