1. A small hard seed found in some fruits
   "He carefully removed the pips from the orange before eating it"
    
2. A mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
   "The ace of hearts has a single red pip in the centre";
   - spot
    
3. A radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
   "The air traffic controller noticed a new pip appear on the screen";
   - blip, radar target
    
4. [Brit] A short high-pitched sound
   "The phone gave a pip to indicate a new message"
    
5. [informal] A minor nonspecific ailment
   "He complained of various pips but nothing serious"
    
6. A disease of poultry
   "The chicken farmer noticed signs of pip in his flock"

1. [informal] Kill by firing a gun
   "The gangster pipped his rival";
   - shoot, smoke [N. Amer, informal], blow away [informal]
    
2. Strike with a missile from a weapon
   "The soldier pipped the enemy";
   - shoot, hit
    
3. [Brit, informal] Defeat narrowly or at the last minute
   "The underdog team pipped the favourites in the final seconds"

Derived forms: pips, pipping, pipped

Type of: ailment, animal disease, complaint, ill, injure, kill, mark, marker, marking, radar echo, seed, wound

Part of: playing card

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