blipn.¹

Brit.

/blɪp/, U.S.

/blɪp/

Etymology: Echoic.

1. Any sudden brisk blow or twitch; a quick popping sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [noun] > a sharp or smart blow

dab1300

rapc1330

thresta1400

bruntc1400

knap14..

yedderc1440

gird1487

yert1509

fillip1543

yark1555

flewet1570

stingera1577

flirt1577

wherret1577

riprapc1580

spang1595

nick1651

lick1680

flip1692

yowf1711

clink1722

wherrya1726

click1773

whither1791

swata1800

yank1818

snock1825

clip1830

snop1849

clinkera1863

siserary1893

blip1894

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > switching engine off and on

blipping1931

blip1947

1894 ‘M. Twain’ in St. Nicholas Apr. 540/1 We took him a blip in the back and knocked him off.

1927 A. A. Milne Now we are Six 23 It wasn't that he did not care For blips and buffetings and such.

1932 W. H. Auden Orators ii. 56 Three warnings of enemy attack—depression in the mornings—rheumatic twinges—blips on the face.

1947 J. G. Crowther & R. Whiddington Sci. at War 16 A ‘blip’ or ‘break’ which marks the moment of emission of the pulse.

1958 Times 29 July 10/6 A series of preliminary blips [of a motor-horn].

1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio vii. 130 A burst of applause lasting, say, ten seconds is very difficult to cut down to five without a slight ‘blip’ at the join.

2. A small elongated mark projected on a radar screen.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radar apparatus > marks or signals on radar screen

range mark1942

ghost1943

pip1944

range marker1944

blip1945

clutter1945

sea return1945

sea clutter1946

angel1947

1945 Electronic Engin. 17 716 Note the calibration scales, in this case formed of small and larger ‘blips’, not bright dots.

1957 Times 11 Oct. 10/2 The first ‘blip’ appeared on a blue trace which was crossing the screen of an ex-military radar set.

Draft additions September 2006

figurative.

a. Something which is insignificant or attracts little attention. Frequently in a blip on the radar (screen) and variants; cf. radar n. Phrases.

ΚΠ

1965 National Geographic Nov. 707/2 Saidu has pointed to a cliff in the distance, a mere blip upon the horizon.

1971 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 31 Dec. 4/2 A single lifetime—a tiny blip on the radar of eternity.

1986 New Yorker 15 Sept. 110/3 He could sell water in a flood—but table soccer was a blip in our industry.

1991 Amer. City & Country Dec. 4/1 There was the fall of communism, but with bank failures and bailouts and recession.., that was pretty much a blip on the local government radar screen.

2001 J. Waterman Arctic Crossing iii. 258 The horizons stretch so endlessly that my own fragile, antlike life seems a mere blip.

2003 Mojo Nov. 101/2 Had Pink Floyd broken up when Syd Barrett went home to his mum..they'd have been a much smaller blip on the rock radar.

b. Originally Statistics. A temporary (and inconsequential) movement or fluctuation in an otherwise uniform trend or pattern, esp. a temporary downturn; an anomaly.

ΚΠ

1967 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. A. 130 7 The third type of audience change is an occasional one-week ‘blip’ in the otherwise fairly steady week-by-week audience level in a time-segment.

1981 Dun's Rev. June 13/1 My view is that while there will be occasional blips on the upside, the general trend will be down.

1990 Guardian 10 Aug. 18/6 We wait until it is clear that any significant change in the world price of petrol..is not just a ‘blip’. We then move our price.

2004 Marketing 12 Feb. 15/3 What should have been seen as an uncharacteristic blip in standards has been over-inflated into a story about the integrity of one of the UK plc's strongest global brands.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

blipv.

Brit.

/blɪp/, U.S.

/blɪp/

Etymology: Echoic.

a. transitive. To strike with a brisk rap or tap.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > strike in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > sharply or smartly

daba1307

rap1530

flirt1570

knipsea1572

fillip1577

yowf1788

swata1800

snop1849

clip1855

snick1880

blip1924

1924 A. A. Milne When we were very Young 93 They pulled him out and dried him, and they blipped him on the head.

1952 ‘C. Brand’ London Particular vi. 64 Some horrible burglar..blipped him on the head and killed him.

b. intransitive. To make a quick popping sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [verb (intransitive)] > pop

to make a pot at1532

pop1576

pap1791

plock1931

blip1946

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xviii. 295 A big moth flopped into the room and blipped about.

1955 W. Golding Inheritors iii. 60 Little bubbles bulged out of the scum, wandered and blipped out.

1957 ‘C. E. Maine’ High Vacuum xiii. 108 The signal blipped hollowly from the speaker, fading and sporadic.

2. slang. To switch an aeroplane engine on and off. Also transitive and intransitive, to open and close (the throttle of an aeroplane, car, etc.); to rev (an engine) momentarily with the clutch disengaged.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > switch engine off and on

blip1925

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > operate engine [verb (transitive)] > open or close throttle

blip1946

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 26 To blip, to switch an aeroplane engine on and off.

1946 F. Hamann Air Words 9 Blip, rapidly opening and closing the engine throttle... Also to clean possible ice out of the carburetor.

1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose iii. 79 They brought back memories of slow-revving engines blipping on the switch.

1972 Drive Summer 106/2 If the car has a synchromesh gearbox..blipping the throttle in the middle of a gearchange is a waste of petrol.

1979 Daily Mail 7 June 31/1 Riders who ‘blip’ the throttle while waiting at traffic lights are wasting petrol.

Derivatives

blip n.²

ΚΠ

1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose iii. 84 I..flew her over to the hangar in little blips of engine on the switch.

ˈblipping n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > switching engine off and on

blipping1931

blip1947

1931 Vanity Fair Nov. 78/2 Blipping is the flippant term for nonchalantly and rapidly switching the ignition off and on while in flight.

2012 C. Miéville Railsea lxxiii. 361 ‘What does that mean?’ He pointed at a blipping & winking & whistling. The man stared at it. ‘That little light there?’

blipping adj.

ΚΠ

1963 P. McCutchan Man from Moscow xx. 205 The only noise was that of the blipping tyres.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blip
释义	blipn.¹ Brit. /blɪp/, U.S. /blɪp/ Etymology: Echoic. 1. Any sudden brisk blow or twitch; a quick popping sound. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [noun] > a sharp or smart blow dab1300 rapc1330 thresta1400 bruntc1400 knap14.. yedderc1440 gird1487 yert1509 fillip1543 yark1555 flewet1570 stingera1577 flirt1577 wherret1577 riprapc1580 spang1595 nick1651 lick1680 flip1692 yowf1711 clink1722 wherrya1726 click1773 whither1791 swata1800 yank1818 snock1825 clip1830 snop1849 clinkera1863 siserary1893 blip1894 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > switching engine off and on blipping1931 blip1947 1894 ‘M. Twain’ in St. Nicholas Apr. 540/1 We took him a blip in the back and knocked him off. 1927 A. A. Milne Now we are Six 23 It wasn't that he did not care For blips and buffetings and such. 1932 W. H. Auden Orators ii. 56 Three warnings of enemy attack—depression in the mornings—rheumatic twinges—blips on the face. 1947 J. G. Crowther & R. Whiddington Sci. at War 16 A ‘blip’ or ‘break’ which marks the moment of emission of the pulse. 1958 Times 29 July 10/6 A series of preliminary blips [of a motor-horn]. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio vii. 130 A burst of applause lasting, say, ten seconds is very difficult to cut down to five without a slight ‘blip’ at the join. 2. A small elongated mark projected on a radar screen. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > radio equipment > [noun] > radar apparatus > marks or signals on radar screen range mark1942 ghost1943 pip1944 range marker1944 blip1945 clutter1945 sea return1945 sea clutter1946 angel1947 1945 Electronic Engin. 17 716 Note the calibration scales, in this case formed of small and larger ‘blips’, not bright dots. 1957 Times 11 Oct. 10/2 The first ‘blip’ appeared on a blue trace which was crossing the screen of an ex-military radar set. Draft additions September 2006 figurative. a. Something which is insignificant or attracts little attention. Frequently in a blip on the radar (screen) and variants; cf. radar n. Phrases. ΚΠ 1965 National Geographic Nov. 707/2 Saidu has pointed to a cliff in the distance, a mere blip upon the horizon. 1971 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 31 Dec. 4/2 A single lifetime—a tiny blip on the radar of eternity. 1986 New Yorker 15 Sept. 110/3 He could sell water in a flood—but table soccer was a blip in our industry. 1991 Amer. City & Country Dec. 4/1 There was the fall of communism, but with bank failures and bailouts and recession.., that was pretty much a blip on the local government radar screen. 2001 J. Waterman Arctic Crossing iii. 258 The horizons stretch so endlessly that my own fragile, antlike life seems a mere blip. 2003 Mojo Nov. 101/2 Had Pink Floyd broken up when Syd Barrett went home to his mum..they'd have been a much smaller blip on the rock radar. b. Originally Statistics. A temporary (and inconsequential) movement or fluctuation in an otherwise uniform trend or pattern, esp. a temporary downturn; an anomaly. ΚΠ 1967 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. A. 130 7 The third type of audience change is an occasional one-week ‘blip’ in the otherwise fairly steady week-by-week audience level in a time-segment. 1981 Dun's Rev. June 13/1 My view is that while there will be occasional blips on the upside, the general trend will be down. 1990 Guardian 10 Aug. 18/6 We wait until it is clear that any significant change in the world price of petrol..is not just a ‘blip’. We then move our price. 2004 Marketing 12 Feb. 15/3 What should have been seen as an uncharacteristic blip in standards has been over-inflated into a story about the integrity of one of the UK plc's strongest global brands. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). blipv. Brit. /blɪp/, U.S. /blɪp/ Etymology: Echoic. 1. a. transitive. To strike with a brisk rap or tap. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > strike in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > sharply or smartly daba1307 rap1530 flirt1570 knipsea1572 fillip1577 yowf1788 swata1800 snop1849 clip1855 snick1880 blip1924 1924 A. A. Milne When we were very Young 93 They pulled him out and dried him, and they blipped him on the head. 1952 ‘C. Brand’ London Particular vi. 64 Some horrible burglar..blipped him on the head and killed him. b. intransitive. To make a quick popping sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [verb (intransitive)] > pop to make a pot at1532 pop1576 pap1791 plock1931 blip1946 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xviii. 295 A big moth flopped into the room and blipped about. 1955 W. Golding Inheritors iii. 60 Little bubbles bulged out of the scum, wandered and blipped out. 1957 ‘C. E. Maine’ High Vacuum xiii. 108 The signal blipped hollowly from the speaker, fading and sporadic. 2. slang. To switch an aeroplane engine on and off. Also transitive and intransitive, to open and close (the throttle of an aeroplane, car, etc.); to rev (an engine) momentarily with the clutch disengaged. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > switch engine off and on blip1925 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > operate engine [verb (transitive)] > open or close throttle blip1946 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 26 To blip, to switch an aeroplane engine on and off. 1946 F. Hamann Air Words 9 Blip, rapidly opening and closing the engine throttle... Also to clean possible ice out of the carburetor. 1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose iii. 79 They brought back memories of slow-revving engines blipping on the switch. 1972 Drive Summer 106/2 If the car has a synchromesh gearbox..blipping the throttle in the middle of a gearchange is a waste of petrol. 1979 Daily Mail 7 June 31/1 Riders who ‘blip’ the throttle while waiting at traffic lights are wasting petrol. Derivatives blip n.² ΚΠ 1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose iii. 84 I..flew her over to the hangar in little blips of engine on the switch. ˈblipping n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > switching engine off and on blipping1931 blip1947 1931 Vanity Fair Nov. 78/2 Blipping is the flippant term for nonchalantly and rapidly switching the ignition off and on while in flight. 2012 C. Miéville Railsea lxxiii. 361 ‘What does that mean?’ He pointed at a blipping & winking & whistling. The man stared at it. ‘That little light there?’ blipping adj. ΚΠ 1963 P. McCutchan Man from Moscow xx. 205 The only noise was that of the blipping tyres. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1894v.1924
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blipv.

Derivatives

blipn.¹