What is "pipping"

Pip \Pip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Pipping.] [See Peep.] To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep.

To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg.
--Boyle.

vb. (present participle of pip English)

1. n. a disease of poultry

2. a minor nonspecific ailment

3. a small hard seed found in some fruits

4. a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: spot]

5. a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: blip, radar target]

6. [also: pipping, pipped]

1. v. kill by firing a missile [syn: shoot]

2. hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: shoot, hit]

3. defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: worst, mop up, whip, rack up]

4. [also: pipping, pipped]

See pip

Pipping may refer to:

• Pipping (animal behavior), the process of breaking open an eggshell using an egg tooth
• Pipping (crime), any intentional unauthorized absence from compulsory schooling
• Pipping (family), Finnish noble family number 207