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pip

/pɪp/ noun

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In Latin: pipita Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pip at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A disease of poultry.
  2. A minor nonspecific ailment.
  3. A small hard seed found in some fruits.

verb

  1. Kill by firing a missile.
  2. Hit with a missile from a weapon.
  3. Defeat thoroughly.
    He mopped up the floor with his opponents

Origin

From Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch pip, from post-classical Latin pipita, from Latin pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm, head cold”). Doublet of pituita.

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