1. n. & v.
--n. the seed of an apple, pear, orange, grape, etc.
--v.tr. (pipped, pipping) remove the pips from (fruit etc.).
Derivatives:
pipless adj.
Etymology: abbr. of PIPPIN 2. n. Brit. a short high-pitched sound, usu. mechanically produced, esp. as a radio time signal.
Etymology: imit. 3. n.1 any of the spots on a playing-card, dice, or domino.
2 Brit. a star (1-3 according to rank) on the shoulder of an army officer's uniform.
3 a single blossom of a clustered head of flowers.
4 a diamond-shaped segment of the surface of a pineapple.
5 an image of an object on a radar screen.
Etymology: 16th c. peep, of unkn. orig. 4. n.1 a disease of poultry etc. causing thick mucus in the throat and white scale on the tongue.
2 colloq. a fit of disgust or bad temper (esp. give one the pip).
Etymology: ME f. MDu. pippe, MLG pip prob. ult. f. corrupt. of L pituita slime 5. v.tr. (pipped, pipping) Brit. colloq.
1. hit with a shot.
2 defeat.
3 blackball.
Phrases and idioms:
pip at the post defeat at the last moment. pip out die.
Etymology: PIP(2) or PIP(1)