Definition of pip

nocturnal Definition: (adjective) of the night; active at night. Petersons.com

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pip ⁴    (pp) KEY  

VERB:
pipped , pip·ping , pips
VERB:
tr.

To break through (the shell) in hatching. Used of a chick.

VERB:
intr.

To peep or chirp, as a chick does.

NOUN:

A short, high-pitched radio signal.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Variant of peep ¹, and peep ²

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