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Definitions for Blip

[1] Also called pip. Electronics . a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object. (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] bleep(def 3) .
[5] Slang . a nickel; five cents.
[6] Movies . a mark of synchronization on a sound track.
[7] 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.
[8] Informal . to move or proceed in short, irregular, jerking movements: The stock market has blipped one point higher this week.
[9] bleep(def 5) .
[10] a repetitive sound, such as that produced by an electronic device, by dripping water, etc
[11] Also called: pip the spot of light or a sharply peaked pulse on a radar screen indicating the position of an object
[12] a temporary irregularity recorded in performance of something
[13] (intr) to produce such a noise

Words related to Blip

glitch, tap, censor, spot, echo

Words nearby Blip

blinks, blinky, blintz, blintze, bliny, blip, blipping, blipvert, bliss, bliss out, blissful

Origin of Blip

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

Word origin for Blip

C20: of imitative origin

Synonyms for Blip

glitch, censor, echo, spot, tap