PIP Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

Definition of pip

as in fleck

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part a black horse with white pips

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pip

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noun (2)

as in peach

something very good of its kind that new sports car is a real pip

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pip

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noun (3)

ˈpip

chiefly British

as in frustration

the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts listening to all that chat show blather gives me the pip

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pip

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verb

as in to chirp

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird baby birds pipping loudly in their nest

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Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches. —Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 Another pip – that initial crack of an eggshell as a chick begins to hatch – was reported in a second egg Tuesday as Jackie and Shadow took turns carefully watching the hatchling’s progress. —Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025

Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches. —Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches. —Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 Another pip – that initial crack of an eggshell as a chick begins to hatch – was reported in a second egg Tuesday as Jackie and Shadow took turns carefully watching the hatchling’s progress. —Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025 Another pip – that initial crack of an eggshell as a chick begins to hatch – was reported in a second egg Tuesday as Jackie and Shadow took turns carefully watching the hatchling’s progress. —Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025 Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches. —Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 Another pip – that initial crack of an eggshell as a chick begins to hatch – was reported in a second egg Tuesday as Jackie and Shadow took turns carefully watching the hatchling’s progress. —Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025

Verb

The actress has been making the rounds conducting interviews and the tea is pipping hot. —Lisa Respers France, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 Last year’s recipient of the award, Baldur’s Gate 3 (which pipped Alan Wake II to the gong) takes its world and gameplay mechanics from the pages of a Dungeons and Dragons rulebook. —Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 Nor did the visiting players arrive with an inflatable trophy to goad Wrexham over being pipped to the league title by Dave Challinor’s side, as had happened in each of the last two seasons when these two clubs had gone head-to-head for promotion. —Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025 Enjoyment might be too strong, but Liverpool are not feeling too sorry for a rival that has pipped them to two league titles suffering a difficult campaign. —Sam Lee, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025 The Italian team last constructors’ title came a year later, incidentally when the Briton secured his first world crown in an exhilarating finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix, pipping local hero Felipe Massa to the championship by the barest of margins. —Dan Cancian, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 James McAvoy won best British humor Madison’s win was all the more notable given that David Jonsson pipped her (and his Industry costar Marisa Abela) to the Rising Star Award, presented by James McAvoy. —Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025 Liverpool, currently on course for the title, were in the ‘stunk the place out this summer’ category, while in the rankings of which club had the best window, West Ham United were narrowly pipped to top spot by, er, Manchester United. —Michael Cox, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025 They were pipped by Brian Clough’s Derby County, who snuck it by a point. —Beren Cross, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025

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