pip /ˈpɪp/
果仁,種子,牌點,憂鬱,報時信號(vt.)投票反對,擊死,啄破(vi.)死,破殼而出
pip
尖頭信號
Pip n. A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a “scale” on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them.
Pip, n. Bot. A seed, as of an apple or orange.
Pip, n. One of the conventional figures or “spots” on playing cards, dominoes, etc.
Pip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pipped p. pr. & vb. n. Pipping.] To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep.
To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg. --Boyle.
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pip
n 1: a disease of poultry
2: a minor nonspecific ailment
3: a small hard seed found in some fruits
4: a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn:
spot]
5: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a
reflecting surface [syn: blip, radar target]
v 1: kill by firing a missile [syn: shoot]
2: hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: shoot, hit]
3: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his
opponents" [syn: worst, mop up, whip, rack up]
[also: pipping, pipped]