pip

(pĭp)
n.
The small seed of a fruit, as that of an apple or orange.

[Short for PIPPIN.]

pip² (pĭp)
tr.v. Chiefly British, pipped, pip·ping, pips.

1. To wound or kill with a bullet.
2. To get the better of; defeat.
3. To blackball.

[Possibly from PIP³.]

pip³ (pĭp)
n.

1. Games.
   1. A dot indicating a unit of numerical value on dice or dominoes.
   2. A mark indicating the suit or numerical value of a playing card.
2. A spot or speck.
3. A rootstock of certain flowering plants, especially the lily of the valley.
4. Any of the small segments that make up the surface of a pineapple.
5. Informal. A shoulder insignia indicating the rank of certain officers, as in the British Army.
6. See blip (sense 1).

[Origin unknown.]

pip⁴ (pĭp)

v., pipped, pip·ping, pips.

v.tr.
To break through (the shell) in hatching. Used of a chick.

v.intr.
To peep or chirp, as a chick does.

n.
A short, high-pitched radio signal.

[Variant of PEEP¹ and PEEP².]

pip⁵ (pĭp)
n.

1. 1. A disease of birds, characterized by a thick mucous discharge that forms a crust in the mouth and throat.
   2. The crust symptomatic of this disease.
2. Slang. A minor unspecified human ailment.

[Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch, phlegm, pip, from Medieval Latin *pippīta, alteration of Latin pītuīta.]

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Dealer's term for the minimum price change in floating foreign exchange rates. For example, a change in a quoted price from 1.7814 to 1.7815 is equal to one pip.

noun

A fertilized plant ovule capable of germinating: kernel, pit², seed. See start/end.

n. Brit. a star (1-3 according to rank) on the shoulder of an army officer's uniform.

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The smallest price change that a given exchange rate can make. Since most major currency pairs are priced to four decimal places, the smallest change is that of the last decimal point - for most pairs this is the equivalent of 1/100 of one percent, or one basis point.

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For example, the smallest move the USD/CAD currency pair can make is $0.0001, or one basis point. The smallest move in a currency does not always need to be equal to one basis point, but this is generally the case with most currency pairs.

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An offset or individual rootstock of a plant used for propagation purposes, especially of lily-of-the-valley.

i. The display of a received pulse on a cathode-ray tube of a radar. Also called a blip.
ii. An artificial signal on a radarscope, similar to a blip, used for reference.

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1. pip
   noun
   
   A fit of disgust, annoyance, or ill health; esp. in phrs. to have (give someone, etc.) the pip. (1881 —) .
   J. B. Priestley A proper old Jonah you're turning into! You give me the pip, Dad, you honestly do (1930).
   
2. pip
   noun, military
   
   Used for the letter p in telephone and code messages, esp. in pip emma = p.m. (1898 —) .
   C. Mccullough The second hand was just sweeping up to 9:40 pip-emma (1977).
   
3. pip
   noun, orig and mainly US
   
   Something remarkably good. (1900 —) .
   New Yorker He has written a pip of a meeting between Jerry and the therapist in an empty house (1987).
   
   [From pip the seed of an apple, etc.]
4. pip
   noun, military
   
   A star worn on the epaulette as a mark of rank; spec. one of up to three such stars. (1917 —) .
   R. Kipling I wrote the usual trimmin's...an' what his captain had said about Bert bein' recommended for a pip (1924).
   

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kerne

2.
v. tr. - ramme

idioms:

• pipped at the post    slået på målstregen
• pipped to the post    slået på målstregen

3.
n. - kort, højt radiosignal

4.
n. - øje, stjerne

5.
n. - pip

idioms:

• give someone the pip    sætte nogen i dårligt humør

6.
v. tr. - slå knebent

7.
v. tr. - bryde gennem skallen
v. intr. - pippe

Nederlands (Dutch)
pit, piep, pip (vogelziekte), (mv) tijdsein, stip (op dobbelsteen etc.), ster (op schouder van officier), beeldje op radarscherm, pitten verwijderen, raken met schot, verslaan, wegstemmen

Français (French)
1.
n. - pépin

2.
v. tr. - tuer ou blesser (avec une balle), obtenir le meilleur de, vaincre, blackbouler

idioms:

• pipped at the post    être battu ou coiffé au poteau
• pipped to the post    se faire battre ou griller de justesse

3.
n. - (Radio) top (pour signaler l'heure), (GB, Télécom) tonalité

4.
n. - point (aux cartes), (Mil) insigne (d'officier)

5.
n. - (Vét) humeur visqueuse (des oiseaux)

idioms:

• give someone the pip    énerver qn

6.
v. tr. - sortir de la coquille (éclosion)
v. intr. - pépier, piauler

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kern

2.
v. - erschießen

idioms:

• pipped at the post    am Ziel abgefangen
• pipped to the post    am Ziel abgefangen

3.
n. - Echosignal

4.
n. - Zeitzeichen

5.
n. - Pieps

idioms:

• give someone the pip    jmdm. auf den Wecker gehen

6.
v. - durchfallen lassen, abkratzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουκούτσι, κουκουτσάκι (καρπού), κόρυζα των ορνίθων, (καθομ.) κακοκεφιά, μαυρίλες, κατάθλιψη, άστρο ή βαθμόσημο (στολής), κουκκίδα ή τελίτσα ζαριού κ.λπ., οξύς μηχανικός ή ηλεκτρονικός ήχος, κηλίδα οθόνης ραντάρ
v. - τιτιβίζω, καταψηφίζω, κατατροπώνω

idioms:

• give someone the pips    κάνω μούτρα σε κάποιον
• pipped at the post    παραλίγο νικητής, δεύτερος και καταϊδρωμένος
• pipped to the post    παραλίγο νικητής, δεύτερος και καταϊδρωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
nocciolo, seme, segnale sonoro, sconfiggere, togliere i semi

idioms:

• give someone the pips    mettere di malumore
• pipped at/to the post    battuto sul traguardo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caroço (m), semente (f), bip (m)
v. - vencer, votar contra

idioms:

• give someone the pips    irritar, deixar de mau humor
• pipped at/to the post    vencer na última hora

Русский (Russian)
семечко, очко, звездочка

idioms:

• give someone the pips    нагонять тоску на кого-либо
• pipped at/to the post    тот, кого обошли на последней минуте

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - pepita, pepa

2.
v. tr. - herir con un proyectil, obtener lo mejor de, derrotar, votar en contra

idioms:

• pipped at the post    ganarle a uno por la mano
• pipped to the post    ganarle a uno por la mano

3.
n. - bip, pitido

4.
n. - punto o puntos que indican el valor en los dados o fichas de dominó, insignia en el hombro que indica el rango de un oficial

5.
n. - moquillo (enfermedad de los pájaros)

idioms:

• give someone the pip    ponerle a uno enfermo, sacar de quicio, irritar a alguien

6.
v. tr. - romper el cascarón
v. intr. - piar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (frukt)kärna, prick, blip, stjärna (mil.gradbeteckn.), del av jordstam (bot.), ngt alldeles extra (sl.), dåligt humör (sl.)
v. - slå, besegra, träffa (döda), köra (i exam.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 小核籽, 很好的人

idioms:

• give someone the pips    使某人恼怒或沮丧
• pipped at the post    在最后一刻被挫败
• pipped to the post    在最后一刻被挫败

2. 烦恼

3. 喉舌病, 小病, 不舒服

4. 破而出, 叽叽地叫, 破壳而出, 点, 格子小块

5. 雷达屏幕上的点, 短而尖的讯号声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 雷達螢幕上的點, 短而尖的訊號聲

2.
v. tr. - 煩惱

3.
n. - 喉舌病, 小病, 不舒服

4.
n. - 小核籽, 很好的人

idioms:

• give someone the pips    使某人惱怒或沮喪
• pipped at the post    在最後一刻被挫敗
• pipped to the post    在最後一刻被挫敗

5.
v. tr. - 破而出
v. intr. - 嘰嘰地叫, 破殼而出
n. - 點, 格子小塊

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 씨(사과,배,귤 따위의)

2.
v. tr. - 총알[화살]로 쏘다, 배척하다, 좌절 시키다

3.
n. - (신호에서) p자

4.
n. - (트럼프 패.주사위의) 점, 별, 눈, 별(견장의), 근경

5.
n. - 가금의 혀에 백태가 생기는 병, 가벼운 병, 매독

idioms:

• give someone the pip    ...을 화나게 하다

6.
v. tr. - 마지막에 간신히 이기다

7.
v. tr. - (껍질을) 깨고 나오다
v. intr. - (병아리가) 삐악삐악 울다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 種, 舌の病気, 意気消沈, ピッという音, 目
v. - 負かす, 落第する, 落第させる, 撃ち落とす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خانوق الدجاج, مرض خفيف, نجمه تدل على رتبه صغار الضباط, شيء او شخص رائع مستحوذ على الإعجاب, بذرة التفاحه أو البرتقاله (فعل) يثقب البيضه, ينقف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חרצן, גרעין‬
v. tr. - ‮הביס, ניצח, פצע או הרג ביריה, הצביע נגד, פגע, קלע, הכשיל‬
n. - ‮ציפצוף, אות-זמן‬
n. - ‮נקודה (על קוביה וכו'), סמל דרגה על הכתף‬
n. - ‮מחלת ציפורים‬
v. tr. - ‮ניצח בקושי או ברגע האחרון‬
v. tr. - ‮יצא מהביצה (גוזל)‬
v. intr. - ‮צייץ, נכשל‬

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