1. A genus of Accipitridae, containing 8 extant species of Old World vultures (Gyps)
   - genus Gyps

1. (sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
   "He felt the high prices at the tourist trap were a real gyp";
   - gip
    
2. [Brit, informal] Pain or discomfort
   "He felt a gyp in his back after lifting the heavy box"
    
3. [UK, informal] A college cleaner or housekeeper at Cambridge or Durham universities
   "The gyp tidied up the student's room before the new term"

1. (sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle
   "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change";
   - gip

Type of: bird genus, cheat, chisel [informal], fraud, rig [archaic], rip off [informal], swindle

Part of: Accipitridae, family Accipitridae

Encyclopedia: Gyps