n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: pipped ; pip · ping
Etymology: probably from pip to blackball, from 3 pip or 4 pip
Date: 1880
British : to beat by a narrow margin
n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: pipped ; pip · ping
Etymology: probably from pip to blackball, from 3 pip or 4 pip
Date: 1880
British : to beat by a narrow margin
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012