a small hard seed in a fruit

an excellent or very attractive person or thing

it's a pip of a story

a star (one to three according to rank) on the shoulder of an army officer's uniform

any of the spots on a playing card, dice, or domino

an image of an object on a radar screen

a short high-pitched sound used especially to indicate the time on the radio or to instruct a caller using a public phone to insert more money

a disease of poultry or other birds causing thick mucus in the throat and white scale on the tongue

(of a young bird) crack (the shell of the egg) when hatching

as the eggs are being pipped the female clucks

defeat by a small margin or at the last moment

you were just pipped for the prize