Pip Very Common

a disease of poultry

"The farmer rushed to get help after discovering that his flock had contracted pip, causing many chicks to die before hatching."

a minor nonspecific ailment

"I can't make it to dinner tonight, I've got a nasty pip in my stomach that won't settle down."

a small hard seed found in some fruits

"She swallowed the grape whole and spat out the tiny black pip that got stuck between her teeth."

a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

"She frowned when she realized that losing the game wasn't due to bad luck, but because her opponent had memorized every pip on the remaining cards."

a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface

"The operator traced the pip on the screen to pinpoint the exact distance of the storm front ahead."

Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.

"The news anchor mentioned that the weather forecast would appear in a small pip window during the sports game."

A pippin, seed of any kind.

One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.

One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment if he is to continue his call.

The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.

Initialism of picture-in-picture.

kill by firing a missile

"The drone operator managed to pip the enemy tank before it could fire back at our convoy."

hit with a missile from a weapon

"The sniper's rifle fired and pip the target in the shoulder, sending him crashing to the ground."

defeat thoroughly

"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin

"The baby bird piped softly from its nest before taking flight."

To peep, to chirp

A diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, and Philippa.

"The new baby was named Pip after his grandfather's family tradition for shortening Philip."