pip

1 of 6

noun (1)

ˈpip

: a disorder of a bird marked by formation of a scale or crust on the tongue

: the scale or crust of this disorder

: any of various human ailments

especially : a slight nonspecific disorder

chiefly British : a feeling of irritation or annoyance

pip

2 of 6

verb (1)

pipped; pipping

intransitive verb

: peep entry 1 sense 1

: to break through the shell of the egg

the chick pipped

transitive verb

: to break open (the shell of an egg) in hatching

pip

3 of 6

noun (2)

: one of the dots used on dice and dominoes to indicate numerical value

: spot sense 2c

: spot, speck

: spike entry 1 sense 6a

also : blip

: an individual rootstock of the lily of the valley

: a diamond-shaped insignia of rank worn by a second lieutenant, lieutenant, or captain in the British army

pip

4 of 6

noun (3)

: a small fruit seed

especially : one of a several-seeded fleshy fruit

: one extraordinary of its kind

pip

5 of 6

verb (2)

pipped; pipping

transitive verb

British

: to beat by a narrow margin

pip

6 of 6

noun (4)

chiefly British

: a short high-pitched tone

Synonyms

Noun (1)

aggravation
aggro [British]
annoyance
bother
botheration
exasperation
frustration
grief
irritation
vexation

Verb (1)

cheep
chirp
chirrup
chitter
jargon
peep
pipe
tweet
twitter

Noun (2)

blotch
dapple
dot
eyespot
fleck
mottle
patch
point
speck
speckle
splotch
spot

Noun (3)

beaut
beauty
bee's knees
cat's meow
corker
crackerjack
crackajack
daisy
dandy
dilly
doozy
doozie
doozer
dream
honey
hot stuff
humdinger
hummer
jim-dandy
knockout
lollapalooza
lulu [slang]
nifty
peach
pippin
ripper
ripsnorter
snorter
sockdolager
sockdologer
standout
sweetheart

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch (akin to Old High German pfiffīz), from Vulgar Latin *pipita, alteration of Latin pituita phlegm, pip; perhaps akin to Greek pitys pine — more at pine

Verb (1)

imitative

Noun (2)

origin unknown

Noun (3)

short for pippin

Verb (2)

probably from pip to blackball, from pip entry 3 or pip entry 4

Noun (4)

imitative

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (3)

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1880, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1907, in the meaning defined above

单词	pipping
释义	pip 1 of 6 noun (1) ˈpip 1 a : a disorder of a bird marked by formation of a scale or crust on the tongue b : the scale or crust of this disorder 2 a : any of various human ailments especially : a slight nonspecific disorder b chiefly British : a feeling of irritation or annoyance pip 2 of 6 verb (1) pipped; pipping intransitive verb 1 : peep entry 1 sense 1 2 : to break through the shell of the egg the chick pipped transitive verb : to break open (the shell of an egg) in hatching pip 3 of 6 noun (2) 1 a : one of the dots used on dice and dominoes to indicate numerical value b : spot sense 2c 2 a : spot, speck b : spike entry 1 sense 6a also : blip 3 : an individual rootstock of the lily of the valley 4 : a diamond-shaped insignia of rank worn by a second lieutenant, lieutenant, or captain in the British army pip 4 of 6 noun (3) 1 : a small fruit seed especially : one of a several-seeded fleshy fruit 2 : one extraordinary of its kind pip 5 of 6 verb (2) pipped; pipping transitive verb British : to beat by a narrow margin pip 6 of 6 noun (4) chiefly British : a short high-pitched tone Synonyms Noun (1) aggravation aggro [British] annoyance bother botheration exasperation frustration grief irritation vexation Verb (1) cheep chirp chirrup chitter jargon peep pipe tweet twitter Noun (2) blotch dapple dot eyespot fleck mottle patch point speck speckle splotch spot Noun (3) beaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack crackajack daisy dandy dilly doozy doozie doozer dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager sockdologer standout sweetheart See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch (akin to Old High German pfiffīz), from Vulgar Latin pipita, alteration of Latin pituita* phlegm, pip; perhaps akin to Greek pitys pine — more at pine Verb (1) imitative Noun (2) origin unknown Noun (3) short for pippin Verb (2) probably from pip to blackball, from pip entry 3 or pip entry 4 Noun (4) imitative First Known Use Noun (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (1) 1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun (2) 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (3) 1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 1880, in the meaning defined above Noun (4) 1907, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing pip pip-pip pip-squeak pip-pip pip-squeak Medical Definition pip noun ˈpip : the formation of a scale or crust on the tip and dorsal surface of the tongue of a bird often associated with respiratory diseases also : the scale or crust itself pipping verb present participle of pip as in chirping to make a short sharp sound like a small bird baby birds pipping loudly in their nest Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance chirping piping peeping cheeping chirruping tweeting chittering singing trilling twittering jargoning chattering warbling cackling jabbering
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