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pip 1
(pĭp)n.
The small seed of a fruit, as that of an apple or orange.
[Short for pippin.]
pip 2
(pĭp)tr.v. pipped, pip·ping, pips Chiefly British
1. To wound or kill with a bullet.
2. To defeat.
3. To blackball.
[Possibly from pip.]
pip 3
(pĭp)n.
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.]
pip 4
(pĭp)v. pipped, pip·ping, pips
v.tr.
To break through (the shell) in hatching. Used chiefly of birds.
v.intr.
To peep or chirp.
n.
A short, high-pitched radio signal.
pip 5
(pĭp)n.
1. A disease of birds, characterized by a thick mucous discharge that forms a crust in the mouth and throat.
2. Slang A minor unspecified human ailment.
[Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch, phlegm, pip, from Medieval Latin *pippīta, alteration of Latin pītuīta; see peiə- in Indo-European roots.]
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pip
(pɪp)n
1. (Botany) the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear
2. (Botany) any of the segments marking the surface of a pineapple
3. (Botany) a rootstock or flower of the lily of the valley or certain other plants
[C18: short for pippin]
pip
(pɪp)n
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. (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 Also called: star the emblem worn on the shoulder by junior officers in the British Army, indicating their rank
vb, pips, pipping or pipped
5. (Zoology) (of a young bird)
a. (intr) to chirp; peep
b. to pierce (the shell of its egg) while hatching
6. (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]
pip
(pɪp)n
1. (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. slang Brit and Austral and NZ and South African a bad temper or depression (esp in the phrase give (someone) the pip)
4. get the pip have the pip informal NZ to sulk
vb, pips, pipping or pipped
slang Brit to cause to be annoyed or depressed
[C15: from Middle Dutch pippe, ultimately from Latin pituita phlegm; see pituitary]
pip
(pɪp)vb (tr) , pips, pipping or pipped
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]
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pip1
(pɪp)n.
1. one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
2. each of the small segments into which the surface of a pineapple is divided.
3. a metal insignia of rank worn on the shoulders of junior officers in the British army.
4. an individual rootstock of a plant, esp. of the lily of the valley.
[1590–1600; earlier peep; orig. uncertain]
pip2
(pɪp)n.
1. a contagious disease of birds, esp. poultry, characterized by the secretion of a thick mucus in the mouth and throat.
2. Facetious. any minor or unspecified ailment in a person.
[1375–1425; late Middle English pippe < Middle Dutch < Vulgar Latin *pipita, for Latin pītuīta phlegm, pip]
pip3
(pɪp)n.
1. a small seed, esp. of a fleshy fruit, as an apple or orange.
2. Informal. someone or something wonderful or amazing.
[1590–1600; short for pippin]
pip4
(pɪp)v. pipped, pip•ping. v.i.
1. to peep or chirp.
2. (of a hatching bird) to break out from the shell.
v.t. 3. to crack or chip a hole through (the shell), as a hatching bird.
[1650–60; variant of peep2]
pip5
(pɪp)n.
[1940–45; imitative]
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pip
- An apple seed or lemon seed is a pip.See also related terms for lemon.
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pip
Past participle: pipped
Gerund: pipping
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Noun | 1. | pip - a disease of poultry animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings |
2. | pip - a minor nonspecific ailment | |
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) playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games | |
5. | pip - a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface 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 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 injure - 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" 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" | |
3. | pip - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" |
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Translations
بِذْرَهحَبَّةدَقّة الرّاديو او التلفون
časový signáljadérkojádro
bipfrøkerne
hedelmän siemen
koštica
pípsteinn, lítiî fræ
種
씨
kauliņšsēklasignāls
časový signál
peška
kärna
เมล็ดในของผลไม้
hạt
pip
1 [pɪp] N1. (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
the pips (Telec) → la señal
wait till you hear the pips → espere a que oiga la señal
pip
2 (o.f.) [pɪp] (Brit) N to give sb the pip → sacar de quicio a algnit's enough to give you the pip → es para volverse loco
he's got the pip → está de muy mal humor
pip
3 [pɪp] VT to be pipped at or to the post (Brit) → perder por un peloBaby Boy pipped Omar at or to the post → Baby Boy le ganó a Omar por un pelo
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pip
[ˈpɪp]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pip
1n
(Bot) → Kern m
(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
pip
2pip
3vt (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
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pip
1 [pɪp] n to give sb the pip (Brit) (fam) → far venire i nervi a qnpip
2 [pɪp] n (seed) → seme m; (on card) → seme m; (on dice) → punto (Brit) (Mil) (fam) (on uniform) → stelletta; (on radar screen) → segnale mthe pips npl (Telec) → il segnale acustico (Radio) → il segnale orario
pip
3 [pɪp] vt (Brit) (fam) to be pipped at the post → essere battuto/a sul traguardoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pip1
(pip) noun a seed of a fruit. an orange/apple pip.
pip2
(pip) noun a short sharp sound on radio, a telephone etc, used eg to show the exact time. He put his watch right by the pips.
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pip
→ حَبَّة jadérko kerne Obstkern κουκούτσι pepita hedelmän siemen pépin koštica seme 種 씨 pit kjerne pestka caroço, semente зернышко kärna เมล็ดในของผลไม้ çekirdek hạt 果仁Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009