pip
pip /p'ɪp/ (pips pipping pipped)
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear.
2 [VERB] be V-ed prep, V n prep
If someone is pipped to something such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount. (BRIT INFORMAL)
It's still possible for the losers to be pipped by West Germany for a semi-final place...
She pipped actress Meryl Streep to the part.
3 [PHRASE]
If someone is pipped at the post or pipped to the post they are just beaten in a competition or in a race to achieve something. (BRIT INFORMAL)
I didn't want us to be pipped to the post.
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear.
2 [VERB] be V-ed prep, V n prep
If someone is pipped to something such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount. (BRIT INFORMAL)
It's still possible for the losers to be pipped by West Germany for a semi-final place...
She pipped actress Meryl Streep to the part.
3 [PHRASE]
If someone is pipped at the post or pipped to the post they are just beaten in a competition or in a race to achieve something. (BRIT INFORMAL)
I didn't want us to be pipped to the post.