pip
/pɪp/
verb
- To make a short, high-pitched sound.
- The little bird pipped softly from its nest.
- My phone pipped to alert me of a new message.
- The smoke detector pipped twice before going silent.
- To break through the shell when hatching (of a bird or reptile).
- We watched the chick pip its way out of the egg.
- After days of waiting, the egg finally pipped.
- The turtle hatchling pipped the shell with its beak.
- To defeat someone by a very small margin, especially in a race or competition.
- She pipped her rival at the finish line by just a tenth of a second.
- He was pipped for the award by a last-minute entry.
- The underdog team pipped the champions 3–2 in the final minute.
noun
- A small seed, especially inside a fruit like an apple, orange, or grape.
- The orange had too many pips for the children to enjoy.
- He spit the grape pip into a napkin.
- She carefully removed the pips from the apple before slicing it.
- A small, short, high-pitched sound, like a beep or a signal.
- I heard three pips on the phone, then the message started.
- The radar emitted a steady pip every second.
- The computer gave a soft pip to confirm the file was saved.
- One of the small round marks on dice, dominoes, or playing cards that show the value.
- Each card in the deck has pips in the corners.
- The die showed four pips on its top face.
- He counted the pips on the domino to add up the score.
- A star on an officer's uniform, especially in the British military, showing rank.
- The captain's uniform had three gold pips on each shoulder.
- She polished the brass pips on her collar before the parade.
- He earned his second pip and was promoted to lieutenant.