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
Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Mar. 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
Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 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
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
Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 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
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
Real Madrid sported a classic of the genre and pipped Barcelona to the title in La Liga by a point while wearing it in 1986-87.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 6 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
Chelsea round off the top five favourites, pipping the likes of Atlético Madrid (12/1) and Champions League finalists Inter (14/1), plus every non-UEFA representative.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Alexander Isak Waugh: Last season, Isak scored 25 goals, yet Gordon (rightly) pipped him.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The two local rivals had been going toe-to-toe all season with United knocking City out of the Women’s FA Cup in April and now - after last weekend’s result - pipping City to the final Champions League qualifying spot at the top of the league.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Noun
Bald Eagle Livestream Viewership of the nest cam ramped up with news of the pips.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Mar. 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
Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 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
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
Eaglets make a pip — or a crack in the egg — as the chick hatches.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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 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
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
Real Madrid sported a classic of the genre and pipped Barcelona to the title in La Liga by a point while wearing it in 1986-87.
—Peter Carline, New York Times, 6 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
Chelsea round off the top five favourites, pipping the likes of Atlético Madrid (12/1) and Champions League finalists Inter (14/1), plus every non-UEFA representative.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Alexander Isak Waugh: Last season, Isak scored 25 goals, yet Gordon (rightly) pipped him.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The two local rivals had been going toe-to-toe all season with United knocking City out of the Women’s FA Cup in April and now - after last weekend’s result - pipping City to the final Champions League qualifying spot at the top of the league.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pip
chirp
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Other than a slight 20-30% chance of rain along the lakefront Aug. 20, the sun will be shining and the birds chirping.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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After all, the best elements of garden life can be enjoyed in a space the size of a shoe box: a whiff of lilac, a trellis along the wall, sunbeams shining your comfy lounge chair as the birds chirp….—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Architectural Digest,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Pip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pip. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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