Real Dictionary

pip
Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear.
verb: If someone is pipped to something such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount.

Pip in American English
noun: a male given name, form of Philip

pip in American English 1
a small seed, as of an apple, pear, or orange
noun: one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes

pip in American English 2
any of the suit-indicating figures on playing cards, or any of the dots on dice or dominoes
noun: a contagious disease of birds, esp. poultry, characterized by the secretion of a thick mucus in the mouth and throat

pip in American English 3
to break through (the shell)
to peep or chirp, as a young bird
noun: a small seed, esp. of a fleshy fruit, as an apple or orange

pip in American English 4
a contagious disease of fowl, characterized by the secretion of mucus in the throat and the formation of a scab on the tongue
intransitive verb: to peep or chirp
transitive verb: to crack or chip a hole through (the shell), as a young bird

pip in American English 5
to defeat in a competition by a narrow margin
noun

pip in American English 6
transitive verb: to blackball

pip in British English 1
noun: the seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear

pip in British English 2
noun: a short high-pitched sound, a sequence of which can act as a time signal, esp on radio
verb: to chirp; peep

pip in British English 3
noun: a contagious disease of poultry characterized by the secretion of thick mucus in the mouth and throat

pip in British English 4
verb: to wound or kill, esp with a gun