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(pɪp)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense pips, present participle pipping, past tense, past participle pipped

1. countable noun [usually plural]

Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear.

2. verb

If someone is pipped to something such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount.

[British, informal]

O'Sullivan's team were pipped by France, who scored in injury time. [be VERB-ed preposition]

She pipped Jennifer Lawrence to the part. [VERB noun preposition]

3. plural noun [usually the NOUN]

In Britain, the pips on the radio are a series of short, high-pitched sounds that are used as a time signal.

4. plural noun [usually the NOUN]

In Britain, when you make a telephone call from a public telephone, the pips are a signal that you need to put in more money.

See to pip someone at the post

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pip in British English 1

(pɪp)

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

Word origin

C18: short for pippin

pip in British English 2

(pɪp)

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

4. Also called: star informal

the emblem worn on the shoulder by junior officers in the British Army, indicating their rank

verbWord forms: pips, pipping or pipped

5. (of a young bird)

a. (intransitive)

to chirp; peep

to pierce (the shell of its egg) while hatching

6. (intransitive)

to make a short high-pitched sound

Word origin

C16 (in the sense: spot or speck); C17 (vb); C20 (in the sense: short high-pitchedsound): of obscure, probably imitative origin; senses 1 and 5 are probably relatedto peep2

pip in British English 3

(pɪp)

noun

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. British, Australian, New Zealand and South Africa slang

a bad temper or depression (esp in the phrase give (someone) the pip)

4. get the pip

verbWord forms: pips, pipping or pipped

5. British slang

to cause to be annoyed or depressed

Word origin

C15: from Middle Dutch pippe, ultimately from Latin pituita phlegm; see pituitary

pip in British English 4

(pɪp)

verbWord forms: pips, pipping or pipped (transitive) British slang

to wound or kill, esp with a gun

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

to blackball or ostracize

Word origin

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

pip in American English 1

(pɪp)

noun

a small seed, as of an apple, pear, or orange

2. Slang, Obsolete

a person or thing much admired

Word origin

contr. < pippin

pip in American English 2

(pɪp)

noun

any of the suit-indicating figures on playing cards, or any of the dots on dice or dominoes

2. Informal

a starlike shoulder insignia worn by certain officers in the British army

any of the diamond-shaped divisions of the skin of a pineapple

a single rootstock or flower of the lily of the valley, peony, etc.

blip (sense 1)

Word origin

earlier peep < ?

pip in American English 3

(pɪp)

verb intransitiveWord forms: pipped or ˈpipping

to peep or chirp, as a young bird

verb transitive

to break through (the shell)

said of a hatching chick

Word origin

var. of peep1

pip in American English 4

(pɪp)

noun

a contagious disease of fowl, characterized by the secretion of mucus in the throat and the formation of a scab on the tongue

2. Informal

any unspecified human ailment: a jocular usage

Word origin

ME pippe < MDu < WGmc *pipit < VL *pipita, for L pituita, phlegm, pip: see pituitary

pip in American English 5

(pɪp)

verb transitiveWord forms: pipped or ˈpipping

British

to defeat in a competition by a narrow margin

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This comes after a vigorous scrub made with crushed apple pips.And they'd probably still pip us to fourth.It grabbed my boot in its mouth and spat it aside like a pip from an apple.They were only just pipped last season in the last minute on the last day.He is pipped to the post.Look at the blocking club pips, all higher in dummy.Wales could still pip both but would require a big win in Italy.She was only just pipped in the Portland last season and is better at this trip.There he was, sitting with a newly opened envelope in one hand and five dried orange pips in the outstretched palm of the other one.The young man took from his waistcoat a crumpled envelope, and turning to the table he shook out upon it five little dried orange pips.

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British English: pip /pɪp/ NOUN

Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple or orange.

American English: seed
Arabic: حَبَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: semente
Chinese: 果仁
Croatian: koštica
Czech: jadérko
Danish: kerne
Dutch: pit in fruit
European Spanish: pepita
Finnish: hedelmän siemen
French: pépin
German: Obstkern
Greek: κουκούτσι
Italian: seme
Japanese: 種果実
Korean: 씨
Norwegian: kjerne frukt
Polish: pestka
European Portuguese: caroço
Romanian: semințe
Russian: зернышко
Latin American Spanish: pepita
Swedish: kärna
Thai: เมล็ดในของผลไม้
Turkish: çekirdek
Ukrainian: зернятко
Vietnamese: hạt quả

Chinese translation of 'pip'

pip

(pɪp)

n (c)

[of apple, orange] 种(種)子 (zhǒngzi) (颗, kē)

vt

to be pipped at the post (Brit, fig) 最后(後)一刻败(敗)北 (zuìhòu yīkè bàiběi)

Derived Forms

the pips n pl (Brit)

(= time signal on radio) 报(報)时(時)信号(號) (bàoshí xìnhào)
(during phone call) 嘟嘟声(聲) (dūdūshēng)

(noun) in the sense of seed

Definition

the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear

The cape gooseberry has tiny, edible pips.

Synonyms

seed

a packet of cabbage seed

stone

Old men sat beneath the plane trees and spat cherry stones at my feet.

pit

Additional synonyms

in the sense of stone

Definition

the hard central part of fruits such as the peach or date

Old men sat beneath the plane trees and spat cherry stones at my feet.

Synonyms

pip,

seed,

pit,

kernel

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单词	pip
释义	Trends of pip View usage for: pip (pɪp) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense pips, present participle pipping, past tense, past participle pipped 1. countable noun [usually plural] Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear. 2. verb If someone is pipped to something such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount. [British, informal] O'Sullivan's team were pipped by France, who scored in injury time. [be VERB-ed preposition] She pipped Jennifer Lawrence to the part. [VERB noun preposition] 3. plural noun [usually the NOUN] In Britain, the pips on the radio are a series of short, high-pitched sounds that are used as a time signal. 4. plural noun [usually the NOUN] In Britain, when you make a telephone call from a public telephone, the pips are a signal that you need to put in more money. 5. See to pip someone at the post More Synonyms of pip pip in British English 1 (pɪp) noun 1. the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear 2. any of the segments marking the surface of a pineapple 3. a rootstock or flower of the lily of the valley or certain other plants Word origin C18: short for pippin pip in British English 2 (pɪp) noun 1. a short high-pitched sound, a sequence of which can act as a time signal, esp on radio 2. a radar blip 3. 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. Also called: star informal the emblem worn on the shoulder by junior officers in the British Army, indicating their rank verbWord forms: pips, pipping or pipped 5. (of a young bird) a. (intransitive) to chirp; peep b. to pierce (the shell of its egg) while hatching 6. (intransitive) to make a short high-pitched sound Word origin C16 (in the sense: spot or speck); C17 (vb); C20 (in the sense: short high-pitchedsound): of obscure, probably imitative origin; senses 1 and 5 are probably relatedto peep2 pip in British English 3 (pɪp) noun 1. 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. British, Australian, New Zealand and South Africa slang a bad temper or depression (esp in the phrase give (someone) the pip) 4. get the pip verbWord forms: pips, pipping or pipped 5. British slang to cause to be annoyed or depressed Word origin C15: from Middle Dutch pippe, ultimately from Latin pituita phlegm; see pituitary pip in British English 4 (pɪp) verbWord forms: pips, pipping or pipped (transitive) British slang 1. to wound or kill, esp with a gun 2. to defeat (a person), esp when his or her success seems certain (often in the phrase pip at the post) 3. to blackball or ostracize Word origin C19 (originally in the sense: to blackball): probably from pip2 pip in American English 1 (pɪp) noun 1. a small seed, as of an apple, pear, or orange 2. Slang, Obsolete a person or thing much admired Word origin contr. < pippin pip in American English 2 (pɪp) noun 1. any of the suit-indicating figures on playing cards, or any of the dots on dice or dominoes 2. Informal a starlike shoulder insignia worn by certain officers in the British army 3. any of the diamond-shaped divisions of the skin of a pineapple 4. a single rootstock or flower of the lily of the valley, peony, etc. 5. blip (sense 1) Word origin earlier peep < ? pip in American English 3 (pɪp) verb intransitiveWord forms: pipped or ˈpipping 1. to peep or chirp, as a young bird verb transitive 2. to break through (the shell) said of a hatching chick Word origin var. of peep1 pip in American English 4 (pɪp) noun 1. a contagious disease of fowl, characterized by the secretion of mucus in the throat and the formation of a scab on the tongue 2. Informal any unspecified human ailment: a jocular usage Word origin ME pippe < MDu < WGmc pipit < VL pipita, for L pituita, phlegm, pip: see pituitary pip in American English 5 (pɪp) verb transitiveWord forms: pipped or ˈpipping British to defeat in a competition by a narrow margin More idioms containing pip pip someone at the post Examples of 'pip' in a sentence pip This comes after a vigorous scrub made with crushed apple pips. Times, Sunday Times (2016) And they'd probably still pip us to fourth. The Sun (2016) It grabbed my boot in its mouth and spat it aside like a pip from an apple. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They were only just pipped last season in the last minute on the last day. The Sun (2013) He is pipped to the post. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) Look at the blocking club pips, all higher in dummy. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Wales could still pip both but would require a big win in Italy. The Sun (2015) She was only just pipped in the Portland last season and is better at this trip. The Sun (2009) There he was, sitting with a newly opened envelope in one hand and five dried orange pips in the outstretched palm of the other one. Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) The young man took from his waistcoat a crumpled envelope, and turning to the table he shook out upon it five little dried orange pips. Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) In fact, though, they were pipped to the post. Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007) At the finish line, we all thought she'd been pipped at the post. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In 1948 he married his first wife, and displayed his affection for her by spitting orange pips in her face. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The agony of his first F1 season, when he was pipped into second place in a championship he had seemed sure to win. The Sun (2008) Last term, they led their rivals by eight points with only six games to play, yet were still pipped to the trophy. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Word lists with pip Animal diseases In other languages pip British English: pip /pɪp/ NOUN Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple or orange. American English: seed Arabic: حَبَّة Brazilian Portuguese: semente Chinese: 果仁 Croatian: koštica Czech: jadérko Danish: kerne Dutch: pit in fruit European Spanish: pepita Finnish: hedelmän siemen French: pépin German: Obstkern Greek: κουκούτσι Italian: seme Japanese: 種果実 Korean: 씨 Norwegian: kjerne frukt Polish: pestka European Portuguese: caroço Romanian: semințe Russian: зернышко Latin American Spanish: pepita Swedish: kärna Thai: เมล็ดในของผลไม้ Turkish: çekirdek Ukrainian: зернятко Vietnamese: hạt quả Chinese translation of 'pip' pip (pɪp) n (c) [of apple, orange] 种(種)子 (zhǒngzi) (颗, kē) vt to be pipped at the post (Brit, fig) 最后(後)一刻败(敗)北 (zuìhòu yīkè bàiběi) Derived Forms the pips n pl (Brit) (= time signal on radio) 报(報)时(時)信号(號) (bàoshí xìnhào) (during phone call) 嘟嘟声(聲) (dūdūshēng) (noun) in the sense of seed Definition the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear The cape gooseberry has tiny, edible pips. Synonyms seed a packet of cabbage seed stone Old men sat beneath the plane trees and spat cherry stones at my feet. pit Additional synonyms in the sense of stone Definition the hard central part of fruits such as the peach or date Old men sat beneath the plane trees and spat cherry stones at my feet. Synonyms pip, seed, pit, kernel Nearby words of pip pint-sized pioneer pious pip pipe pipe down pipe dream Synonyms of 'pip' pip Explore 'pip' in the dictionary
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