单词 | blimp |
释义 | blimp[ blimp ] / blɪmp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blimp ON THESAURUS.COM nouna small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation. Slang. a fat person. Verb Phrasesblimp out, Slang. to eat too much. Origin of blimpFirst recorded in 1915–20; of uncertain origin Words nearby blimpblight, blighter, blighty, bliksem, blimey, blimp, blimpish, blimp out, blin, blind, blindage Definition for blimp (2 of 2)Blimp [ blimp ] / blɪmp / (sometimes lowercase)Colonel Blimp. Origin of BlimpFirst recorded in 1930–35 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blimpBritish Dictionary definitions for blimp (1 of 2)blimp1 / (blɪmp) / nouna small nonrigid airship, esp one used for observation or as a barrage balloon films a soundproof cover fixed over a camera during shooting See also blimp out Word Origin for blimpC20: probably from (type) B-limp British Dictionary definitions for blimp (2 of 2)blimp2 / (blɪmp) / noun(often capital) mainly British a person, esp a military officer, who is stupidly complacent and reactionaryAlso called: Colonel Blimp Word Origin for blimpC20: after a character created by Sir David Low (1891–1963), New Zealand-born British political cartoonist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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