pip

pip
pip1
noun a small, hard seed in a fruit.
Derivatives
pipless adjective
Origin
C18: abbrev. of pippin.
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pip2
noun (the pips) Brit. a series of short high-pitched sounds, used as a signal on the radio or within the telephone system.
Origin
1920s: imitative.
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pip3
noun
1》 Brit. a star (1–3 according to rank) on the shoulder of an army officer's uniform.
2》 any of the spots on a playing card, dice, or domino.
3》 an image of an object on a radar screen.
Origin
C16 (orig. peep, in the sense 'spot'): of unknown origin.
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pip4
noun a disease of poultry or other birds causing thick mucus in the throat and white scale on the tongue.
Phrases
give someone the pip informal, dated make someone angry or depressed.
Origin
ME: from MDu. pippe, prob. from an alt. of L. pituita 'slime'.
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pip5
verb (pips, pipping, pipped) Brit. informal
1》 defeat by a small margin or at the last moment.
2》 dated hit or wound with a gun.
Phrases
pip someone at (or to) the post defeat someone at the last moment.
Origin
C19: from pip1 or pip3.
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pip6
verb (pips, pipping, pipped) (of a young bird) crack (the shell of the egg) when hatching.
Origin
C19: perh. of imitative origin.

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