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pip¹ (p

The small seed of a fruit, as that of an apple or orange.

[Short for pippin.]

pip² (p

tr.v. pipped, pip·ping, pips Chiefly British

1. To wound or kill with a bullet.

2. To get the better of; defeat.

3. To blackball.

[Possibly from pip.]

pip³ (p

1. Games

a. A dot indicating a unit of numerical value on dice or dominoes.

b. A mark indicating the suit or numerical value of a playing card.

2. A spot or speck.

3. A rootstock of certain flowering plants, especially the lily of the valley.

4. Any of the small segments that make up the surface of a pineapple.

5. Informal A shoulder insignia indicating the rank of certain officers, as in the British Army.

6. See blip.

[Origin unknown.]

pip⁴ (p

v. pipped, pip·ping, pips

v.tr.

To break through (the shell) in hatching. Used of a chick.

v.intr.

To peep or chirp, as a chick does.

A short, high-pitched radio signal.

[Variant of peep and peep.]

pip⁵ (p

a. A disease of birds, characterized by a thick mucous discharge that forms a crust in the mouth and throat.

b. The crust symptomatic of this disease.

2. Slang A minor unspecified human ailment.

[Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch, phlegm, pip, from Medieval Latin *pippta, alteration of Latin ptuta; see pei- in Indo-European roots.]

pip¹

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of the segments marking the surface of a pineapple

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a rootstock or flower of the lily of the valley or certain other plants

[short for pippin]

pip²

1. (Electronics) a short high-pitched sound, a sequence of which can act as a time signal, esp on radio

2. (Electronics) a radar blip

3. (Group Games / Card Games)

a. a spot or single device, such as a spade, diamond, heart, or club on a playing card

b. any of the spots on dice or dominoes

4. (Military) Informal the emblem worn on the shoulder by junior officers in the British Army, indicating their rank Also called star

vb pips, pipping, pipped

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a young bird)

a. (intr) to chirp; peep

b. to pierce (the shell of its egg) while hatching

2. (intr) to make a short high-pitched sound

[C16 (in the sense: spot or speck); C17 (vb); C20 (in the sense: short high-pitched sound): of obscure, probably imitative origin; senses 1 and 5 are probably related to peep²]

pip³

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) a contagious disease of poultry characterized by the secretion of thick mucus in the mouth and throat

2. Facetious slang a minor human ailment

3. Brit, Austral, NZ & S African slang a bad temper or depression (esp in the phrase give (someone) the pip)

get or have the pip NZ informal to sulk

vb pips, pipping, pipped

Brit slang to cause to be annoyed or depressed

[from Middle Dutch pippe, ultimately from Latin pituita phlegm; see pituitary]

pip⁴

vb pips, pipping, pipped (tr) Brit slang

1. to wound or kill, esp with a gun

2. to defeat (a person), esp when his success seems certain (often in the phrase pip at the post)

3. to blackball or ostracize

[C19 (originally in the sense: to blackball): probably from pip²]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	pip - a disease of poultry animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings
	2.	pip - a minor nonspecific ailment ailment, complaint, ill - an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
	3.	pip - a small hard seed found in some fruits seed - a small hard fruit
	4.	pip - a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) spot playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
	5.	pip - a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface radar target, blip radar echo - an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object
Verb	1.	pip - kill by firing a missile shoot shoot, pip, hit - hit with a missile from a weapon kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" flight - shoot a bird in flight pick off - shoot one by one
	2.	pip - hit with a missile from a weapon shoot, hit injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" shoot, blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away" gun down - strike down or shoot down grass - shoot down, of birds kneecap - shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; "They kneecapped the industrialist" pip, shoot - kill by firing a missile
	3.	pip - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" worst, whip, mop up, rack up beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

pip

noun seed, stone, pit The cape gooseberry has tiny, edible pips.

Translations

pip¹ [pɪp] N

1. (Bot) → pepita f, pepa f (esp LAm); (on card, dice) → punto m (Brit) (Mil) (on uniform) → estrella f; (on radar screen) → señal f

2. (= sound) → bip m, pitido m
the pips (Telec) → la señal
wait till you hear the pips → espere a que oiga la señal

pip² (o.f.) [pɪp] (Brit) N to give sb the pip → sacar de quicio a algn
it's enough to give you the pip → es para volverse loco
he's got the pip → está de muy mal humor

pip³ [pɪp] VT to be pipped at or to the post (Brit) → perder por un pelo
Baby Boy pipped Omar at or to the post → Baby Boy le ganó a Omar por un pelo

pip [ˈpɪp]

(= seed) → pépin m

(British) (= time signal on radio) → top m

(on dice, domino) → point m

vt (British) to be pipped at the post → se faire coiffer sur le poteau
I was just pipped at the post for the job → Je me suis fait coiffer sur le poteau pour le poste.
to be pipped to the post → se faire coiffer sur le poteau

pip¹

(Bot) → Kern m

(on card, dice) → Auge nt; (Brit Mil inf) → Stern m; (on radar screen) → Pip m, → Echozeichen nt

(Rad, Telec) the pips → das Zeitzeichen; (in public telephone) → das Tut-Tut-Tut; at the third pip it will be … → beim dritten Ton des Zeitzeichens ist es …; put more money in when you hear the pips → bitte Geld nachwerfen, sobald das Zeichen ertönt

pip²

n (Vet) → Pips m; to give somebody the pip (Brit inf) → jdn aufregen (inf)

pip³

vt (Brit inf) → knapp besiegen or schlagen; to pip somebody at or to the post (in race) → jdn um Haaresbreite schlagen; (fig) → jdm um Haaresbreite zuvorkommen; (in getting orders etc) → jdm etw vor der Nase wegschnappen; I was pipped at or to the post again (fig) → da war mir wieder jemand zuvorgekommen; he was pipped for second place by Moore → er wurde von Moore nur knapp vom zweiten Platz verdrängt

pip¹ [pɪp] n to give sb the pip (Brit) (fam) → far venire i nervi a qn

pip² [pɪp] n (seed) → seme m; (on card) → seme m; (on dice) → punto (Brit) (Mil) (fam) (on uniform) → stelletta; (on radar screen) → segnale m
the pips npl (Telec) → il segnale acustico (Radio) → il segnale orario

pip³ [pɪp] vt (Brit) (fam) to be pipped at the post → essere battuto/a sul traguardo

pip¹

n pip [pip]

a seed of a fruit an orange/apple pip. pit بِذْرَه семка jádro frø der Kern κουκούτσι pepita seeme هسته کوچک siemen pépin חַרצָן चिड़चिड़ापन sjemenka (gyümölcs)mag biji steinn, lítið fræ seme 種 씨 sėkla, kauliukas (augļa) sēkla; kauliņš biji pit kjerne pestka caroço sâmbure; sămânţă косточка, семечко jadro, jadierko pečka semenka kärna เมล็ดพันธุ์ çekirdek 果仁 кісточка, зернина بيج hột, hạt 果仁

pip²

n pip [pip]

a short sharp sound on radio, a telephone etc, used eg to show the exact time He put his watch right by the pips. piepgeluid دَقّة الرّاديو او التلفون пиукане časový signál bip das Zeitzeichen οξύς ήχος που επισημαίνει την ώρα bip, pitido piiksatus صدای بیب بیب aikamerkki signal sonore צִפצוּף वक्त बताने वाली आवाज zvuk upozorenja (radio) sípjel bunyi tit tit píp (segnale sonoro) ピッという音 (시보 따위의) 삐 하는 소리 signalas, pyptelėjimas (pareiza laika) signāls bunyi pip toontje pip sygnał sinal horário сигнал точного времени časový signál, (za)pípnutie znak, zvočni signal kratak signal pip เสียงปิ๊บ sinyal 收音機中報時聲 високий короткий звук радіосигналу ريڈيو کي پيں پيں کي آواز tín hiệu píp píp 收音机中报时声

pip → حَبّْة jadérko kerne Obstkern κουκούτσι pepita hedelmän siemen pépin koštica seme 種 씨 pit kjerne pestka caroço, semente зернышко kärna เมล็ดในของผลไม้ çekirdek hạt 果仁

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