Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pip

1. n. & v. --n. the seed of an apple, pear, orange, grape, etc. --v.tr. (pipped, pipping) remove the pips from (fruit etc.). Derivatives pipless adj. Etymology: abbr. of PIPPIN 2. n. Brit. a short high-pitched sound, usu. mechanically produced, esp. as a radio time signal. Etymology: imit. 3. n. 1 any of the spots on a playing-card, dice, or domino. 2 Brit. a star (1-3 according to rank) on the shoulder of an army officer's uniform. 3 a single blossom of a clustered head of flowers. 4 a diamond-shaped segment of the surface of a pineapple. 5 an image of an object on a radar screen. Etymology: 16th c. peep, of unkn. orig. 4. n. 1 a disease of poultry etc. causing thick mucus in the throat and white scale on the tongue. 2 colloq. a fit of disgust or bad temper (esp. give one the pip). Etymology: ME f. MDu. pippe, MLG pip prob. ult. f. corrupt. of L pituita slime 5. v.tr. (pipped, pipping) Brit. colloq. 1 hit with a shot. 2 defeat. 3 blackball. Phrases and idioms pip at the post defeat at the last moment. pip out die. Etymology: PIP(2) or PIP(1)