Pip (Verb)
Meaning 1
Kill by firing a missile.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The enemy's sniper tried to pip the commander as she rose from her crouch.
- In a flash, a swift bullet managed to pip the pilot right from his cockpit.
- The gunfire shot out to pip the fleeing suspect.
- She watched as the chopper veered away with its tail somehow escaping what was about to pip it.
- Their base's missile system swiftly raised its shields just in time to deflect what was about to pip the command center.
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Meaning 2
Hit with a missile from a weapon.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The enemy fighter jet managed to pip the bombing plane with its air-to-air missile before it could drop its payload.
- During the intense battle scene, the main character's plane got pipped by the opposing pilot's precise shot.
- The drone pipped the militants' truck from above, destroying it instantly.
- In a shocking turn of events, the veteran sniper pipped the enemy commander from over a mile away.
- The video footage showed the aircraft getting pipped mid-air by the defending team's surface-to-air missile.
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Meaning 3
Defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The defending champion was expected to pip her young rival, but the result was far from certain.
- In a closely contested election, Johnson managed to pip his closest rival by just a handful of votes.
- The underdog was unable to pip the favourite at the finish line despite running an excellent race.
- After months of being in second place, the challenger finally moved ahead to pip the market leader in sales.
- Despite her opponent's strong comeback, Williams was able to pip her rival to the championship title.