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blip

[ blip ]

noun

  1. Also called pip. Electronics.
    1. a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
    2. (loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
  2. a brief upturn, as in revenue or income:

    The midwinter blip was no cause for optimism among store owners.

  3. anything small, as in amount or number:

    a blip of light; Those opposed were merely a blip in the opinion polls.

  4. Slang. a nickel; five cents.
  5. Movies. a mark of synchronization on a sound track.
  6. a small or brief interruption, as in the continuity of a motion-picture film or the supply of light or electricity:

    There were blips in the TV film where the commercials had been edited out.



verb (used without object)

, blipped, blip·ping.
  1. Informal. to move or proceed in short, irregular, jerking movements:

    The stock market has blipped one point higher this week.

verb (used with object)

, blipped, blip·ping.

blip

/ blɪp /

noun

  1. a repetitive sound, such as that produced by an electronic device, by dripping water, etc
  2. Also calledpip the spot of light or a sharply peaked pulse on a radar screen indicating the position of an object
  3. a temporary irregularity recorded in performance of something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. intr to produce such a noise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blip1

1890–95, for an earlier sense; sound symbolism, with p for brevity and abrupt end of the impulse; bl- perhaps from blink
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blip1

C20: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

Shakka is the winner of two MOBO Awards for R&B and Soul, yet here in the US, he registers but a small blip on the music discovery radar.

Below, in the weekly “By the Numbers” section, I get more into the wild ride of the crypto trade, and whether this is a mere blip, or the sign of more pain to come.

From Fortune

It was a mere blip in the decade-long bull market, in other words.

From Fortune

On a radar screen, it appeared as barely a blip—all the better to spy on Soviets with—and had only one seat.

Some changes may one day be looked back on as a blip, while others are here to stay.

From Digiday

The next day, Gawker, InTouch, and other U.S. outlets picked up the story, but the Cosby story was still only a blip on Twitter.

Was the increased Latino support for Republicans a blip or trend line?

But that misstep is a minor blip in an otherwise stellar premiere.

Can anyone show the “blip” where PEDs are supposed to have helped Alex Rodriguez?

With precision measurements, we might be able to find a secondary blip from an exomoon.

Both men turned abruptly as the stat-screen gave its warning blip.

He sat at the main screen, and studied the blip, making tiny crayon marks.

I war jes agwine to de house wen I see dese yer hosses comin ker-blip!

There was only one ship in the galaxy that could knock back a blip that big at such a distance.

Then, slowly, the line swept down and Roger suddenly saw the blip outline of a second craft.

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