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pip

English

(pip)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) pippe, from Middle (etyl) pip, from post-classical (etyl) pipita, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
  • (humorous) Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.
  • * , letter to Edward Garnett
  • I've got the pip horribly at present.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter IV , passage=With this deal Uncle Tom's got on with Homer Cream, it would be fatal to risk giving [Mrs Cream] the pip in any way.}}
    Derived terms
    * like a chicken with the pip

    Etymology 2

    Apparently representing a shortened form of pippin, from (etyl) pipin, from (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A pippin.
  • A seed inside certain fleshy fruits (compare stone/pit), such as a peach, orange, or apple.
  • (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?
  • (British, dated, WW I, signalese) P in (RAF phonetic alphabet)
  • Derived terms
    * pip emma

    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, public service) One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
  • A spot; a speck.
  • A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.
  • A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation
  • Synonyms
    * (symbol on playing card etc) spot

    Verb

  • To get the better of; to defeat
  • He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post.
  • To hit with a gunshot
  • The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.

    Etymology 4

    Imitative.

    Verb

  • To peep, to chirp
  • (avian biology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg
  • Etymology 5

    Imitative.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Synonyms
    * (sense) stroke

    Etymology 6

    Noun

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

    * English palindromes ----

    pin

    English

    (wikipedia pin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small device, made (usually) of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
  • * Milton
  • With pins of adamant / And chains they made all fast.
  • A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
  • A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
  • Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.
  • A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
  • (in plural'' pins ; ''informal ) A leg.
  • I'm not so good on my pins these days.
  • (electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
  • The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins .
  • A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
  • (US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
  • (chess) A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
  • (curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
  • The shot landed right on the pin .
  • * Shakespeare
  • the very pin of his heart cleft
  • (dated) A mood, a state of being.
  • * Cowper
  • a merry pin
  • One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
  • (medicine, obsolete) caligo
  • (Shakespeare)
  • A thing of small value; a trifle.
  • * Spectator
  • He did not care a pin for her.
  • A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
  • (engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
  • The tenon of a dovetail joint.
  • Synonyms

    * (small nail) nail, tack * (cylinder of wood or metal) peg * (games) skittle * (jewellery fastened with a pin) brooch * (accessory) badge

    Hyponyms

    * (jewellery fastened with a pin) breastpin * (chess) absolute pin, relative pin, partial pin

    Derived terms

    * belaying pin * breastpin * clothespin / clothes pin * drawing pin * gudgeon pin * on a pin * on pins and needles * pincushion * pinhead * pinhole * pin money * pinner * pinprick * pins and needles * pintle * pin-up, pinup * rolling pin * safety pin

    See also

    * needle

    Verb

  • (often followed by a preposition such as'' to''' ''or'' ' on ) To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
  • (chess, usually, in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
  • (wrestling) To pin down (someone).
  • To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
  • (computing, GUI) To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
  • to pin a window to the Taskbar
  • Derived terms

    * pin down * pin in * pin on * pin the tail on the donkey * pin up * underpin