pip
/pɪp/noun
उच्चारण पिप
(फल का छोटा) बीज, गुठली
Core word
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[C] especially British
a small seed of some fruits, for example apples, oranges and grapes
(फल का छोटा) बीज, गुठली
- Remove the pips before you give the orange to the baby.
- grape pips
- Spit out the pips before you eat the watermelon.
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- She planted an apple pip in a small pot.
- The juice was full of tiny lemon pips.
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[C, usually plural] British
a short high sound, especially one of a series used to give the exact time on the radio or telephone
(रेडियो, फ़ोन आदि की) पिप-पिप की आवाज़
- At the third pip it will be exactly ten o'clock.
- The pips on the radio told us it was exactly nine o'clock.
- The pips signal the start of the news bulletin.
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- You will hear six pips just before the hour.
- The telephone gave three pips and the line went dead.
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[C]
one of the spots on dice or playing cards
(पासे या ताश पर) बिंदु, बूटी
- The six on a die has six pips.
- Count the pips on both dice before moving your piece.
- The card has seven pips in the shape of hearts.
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- He rolled the die and counted four pips on the top face.
- Domino tiles have pips instead of numbers.
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[C] British
a small star on the shoulder of the uniform of some army officers, showing their rank
(सैन्य अधिकारी के कंधे पर) सितारा
- A captain wears three pips on his shoulder.
- The young officer proudly polished the new pips on his shoulder.
- Two pips on his shoulder showed that he was a lieutenant.
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- He was promoted and added a third pip to his uniform.
- Cadets look forward to the day they earn their first pip.
Synonyms star
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[T] ~ sb (for sth) British, informal
to beat somebody in a race or competition by only a small amount or at the last moment
मामूली अंतर से या आख़िरी पल में हरा देना
- She was pipped for the gold medal by a hundredth of a second.
- The home team pipped their rivals to the trophy on the last day.
- He was pipped at the post by a young runner from Punjab.
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- Our school team was pipped to the title by just one point.
- Radhika was pipped for the top prize by a classmate.
¶Idioms 1
pip sb at the post
(British, informal) to defeat somebody at the last moment
आख़िरी पल में किसी को हरा देना
- We were pipped at the post by a rival company.
- He led for most of the race but was pipped at the post.