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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as in peach
something very good of its kind
that new sports car is a real pip
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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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Recent Examples of pip
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 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
Bald Eagle Livestream Viewership of the nest cam ramped up with news of the pips.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Strengthening on the wing has been a top priority for Everton this summer, but they were pipped to the signings of top targets Francisco Conceicao and Johan Bakayoko by Juventus and RB Leipzig respectively.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
The McLarens took first and second in qualifying, with an amazing lap by Charles Leclerc that pipped Verstappen to third place by 3 milliseconds.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
The Under Armour veteran was pipped to the position after a similar CEO hunt following Amina Razvi’s departure after eight years in December 2023, a few months before the organization’s rebranding.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
He was pipped on two occasions by a solitary point to the title by Liverpool's North West rivals in what was the highest-quality rivalry in the competition's history.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
The Purple 1 tile at the top is an easy place to start, since there is only one domino with 1 pip.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 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
Bald Eagle Livestream Viewership of the nest cam ramped up with news of the pips.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
Although they were pipped to the post in the international category at the 2025 Brit Awards, winners D.C.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Strengthening on the wing has been a top priority for Everton this summer, but they were pipped to the signings of top targets Francisco Conceicao and Johan Bakayoko by Juventus and RB Leipzig respectively.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
The McLarens took first and second in qualifying, with an amazing lap by Charles Leclerc that pipped Verstappen to third place by 3 milliseconds.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
The Under Armour veteran was pipped to the position after a similar CEO hunt following Amina Razvi’s departure after eight years in December 2023, a few months before the organization’s rebranding.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
He was pipped on two occasions by a solitary point to the title by Liverpool's North West rivals in what was the highest-quality rivalry in the competition's history.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pip
chirp
Verb
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Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Pip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pip. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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