Pip

Quick meaning: Pip is a noun meaning Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.

Meaning

Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.

More Meanings

1. (humorous, dated) A disease, malaise or depression in humans.
2. (US, colloquial) Something or someone excellent, of high quality.
3. (British, dated, World War I, signalese) P in RAF phonetic alphabet.
4. (transitive) To remove the pips from.
5. One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
6. (military, public service) One of the stylised version of the Bath star worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
7. (obsolete) A pippin, seed of any kind.

Example Sentences

Peel and pip the grapes.

She sure is a pip, that one. You need company?

He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post.

Fer, as the poit sez, me 'eart 'as got / The pip wiv yearnin' fer - I dunno wot.

Word Forms

• pips
• pipping
• pipped

Synonyms for pip

Depending on context, synonyms include spot, stroke, hit, shoot, whip, worst.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mop up, spot, whip, hit, shoot, worst.

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