pip
verb/pɪp/
/pɪp/
(British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pip | /pɪp/ /pɪp/ |
| he / she / it pips | /pɪps/ /pɪps/ |
| past simple pipped | /pɪpt/ /pɪpt/ |
| past participle pipped | /pɪpt/ /pɪpt/ |
| -ing form pipping | /ˈpɪpɪŋ/ /ˈpɪpɪŋ/ |
- pip somebody to beat somebody in a race, competition, etc. by only a small amount or at the last moment
- She pipped her rival for the gold medal.
- He was pipped at/to the post for the top award.
Word Originverb late 19th cent.: from the noun pip.
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