PIP

  1. (abbreviation) .  (television) picture-in-picture - A television technology allowing a second channel to be displayed in a small rectangle as an onscreen overlay over the primary channel being displayed.
  2. Proper noun.  A diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, and Philippa.
  3. Noun.  Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza. (defdate, from the 15th c.) .
  4. Noun.  (humorous) Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.
  5. Noun.  (obsolete) A pippin.
  6. Noun.  A seed inside certain fleshy fruits (compare stone/pit), such as an peach, orange, or apple.
  7. Noun.  (US, colloquial) Something or someone excellent, of high quality.
  8. Noun.  (British, dated) P in RAF phonetic alphabet.
  9. Noun.  One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
  10. Noun.  (military, public service) One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
  11. Verb.  To get the better of; to defeat.
  12. Verb.  To hit with a gunshot.
  13. Noun.  One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment if he is to continue his call.
  14. Verb.  To peep, to chirp.
  15. Verb.  (context, avian biology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg.
  16. Noun.  (context, finance) The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.

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