pip

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pip]
- /pɪp/
- /pɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pip]
- /pɪp/

Definitions of pip word

noun pip a male given name, form of Philip. 1
verb without object pip to peep or chirp. 1
verb without object pip (of a young bird) to break out from the shell. 1
verb with object pip to blackball. 1
verb with object pip to defeat (an opponent). 1
verb with object pip to shoot, especially to wound or kill by a gunshot. 1

See all 45 definitions of pip

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Origin of pip

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; earlier peep; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pip

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pip

pip popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pip usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pip

noun pip

hash mark — Informal. a service stripe. the symbol #.
hot stuff — a person or thing of exceptional interest or merit.
humdinger — a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.
lulu — a fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.

All 7 Synonyms of pip

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