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to pip

8.2

To beat someone by a very small margin

verb
/pɪp/

Literature

: ganar por la mínima

In a thrilling finish, he managed to pip his rival by just a fraction of a second.

Examples

The runner pipped her competition at the last moment during the marathon.
Ubuntu's Launchpad just pips Debian to the post.

Blog text (2)
Cranston still pips it over Lewis for me, though.

Blog text (2)
I reckon that if they tally the hours that the Pope is put in, I think my mom probably hasn't pipped at the post.
After a close race, the athlete pipped his opponent to win the championship.

Synonyms

to beat out

vsto pip

49 3.8

Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize

defeats by a very small margin rather than by a clear lead

to pip to the post

vsto pip

9.2

Beat someone at the very last moment in a contest

wins by a very small margin without focusing on timing

Antonyms

to lose

∞ 1.0

Fail to win a game or contest

Idioms

pip pip

Archaic

9.9

A friendly old-fashioned British way to say goodbye

toodle pip

Archaic

9.9

A cheerful informal way to say goodbye

Phrasal Verbs

to pip to the post

9.2

Beat someone at the very last moment in a contest

Compounds

pip-squeak

Offensive

1 9.6

A small or young person who is not taken seriously

How Close

to pip

Literature

8.2

edge

310 3.8

to beat

∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

pip infinitive

pipped past

pipped past participle

pipping present participle

pips third person singular

Etymology

Pip A helpful way to remember the verb pip (to beat someone by a very small margin) is to think of a 'pip' as a tiny dot or point, so to 'pip' someone is to win by a very small amount.