Definizione monolingua

pip

pip (third-person singular simple present pips, present participle pipping, simple past and past participle pipped)

1. To get the better of; to defeat

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

2. To hit with a gunshot

   The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.

pip (plural pips)

1. Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza. [from the 15th c.]
2. (humorous) Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.
   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IV:

     “No mother likes to find that her hostess has got a brain specialist down to observe the son who is the apple of her eye. It hurts her feelings.”
     “Whereas, if she catches the butler observing him, she merely says to herself, ‘Ah, an observant butler.’ Very sensible. With this deal Uncle Toms got on with Homer Cream, it would be fatal to risk giving [Mrs Cream] the pip in any way. She would kick to Homer, and Homer would draw himself up and say ‘After what has occurred, Travers, I would prefer to break off the negotiations,’ and Uncle Tom would lose a packet.”

Definizione dizionario pip

	seme
	seed

germe

grano

nocciolo

pip

pipita

punto

segnale

segnale acustico

stelletta

Altri significati:

Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza. [from the 15th c.]

One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment if he is to continue his call.

(finance, currency trading) The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.

A seed inside certain fleshy fruits (compare stone/pit), such as an peach, orange, or apple.

To hit with a gunshot

(military, public service) One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.

(obsolete) A pippin.

(avian biology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg

To get the better of; to defeat

short electronically produced tone

dot, symbol on domino, die, etc.

One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.

(humorous) Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.

(US, colloquial) Something or someone excellent, of high quality.

(UK, dated, WW I, signalese) P in RAF phonetic alphabet

To peep, to chirp