wikipedia|pip
see|Pip
English
Pronunciation
AHD|pÄp, IPA|/pɪp/, SAMPA|/pIp/
audio|en-us-pip.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪp|-ɪp
Etymology 1
From Middle D. #Dutch|pip, from post-classical L. pipita.
Noun
en-noun
- Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
- jocular Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.
Etymology 2
Apparently representing a shortened for of pippin.
Noun
en-noun
- obsolete A pippin.
- A seed inside certain fleshy fruits (compare stone/pit), such as an apple or orange.
- context|US|colloquial Something or someone excellent, of high quality.
#* 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 612:
#*: She sure is a pip, that one. You need company?
Translations
trans-top|seed
Dutch: pit m
Finnish: siemen
French: pépin m
German: Zacken m
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Italian: seme#Italian|seme m
Spanish: pipa#Spanish|pipa f
Portuguese: caroço m; semente f
Swedish: kärna c
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Etymology 3
Origin uncertain, perhaps related to Etymology 2, above.
Noun
en-noun
- One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die etc.
- military One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank.
Synonyms
(symbol on playing card etc): spot
Translations
trans-top|dot, symbol on domino, die etc.
Finnish: piste
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Swedish: öga n
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Etymology 4
Imitative.
Noun
en-noun
- One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to indicate 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 they are to continue their call.
Synonyms
(electronic sound): (counting down seconds) stroke
Translations
trans-top|short electronically produced tone
Finnish: piippaus, piippi
French: top#French|top m
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Swedish: pip#Swedish|pip n
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Related terms
pip at the post
pipsqueak
give the pip to
Category:Card games
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Swedish
Noun
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- squeak, beep
Verb
infl|sv|verb form
- form of|imperative of|pipa#Swedish|pipa
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