Pep vs. Pip

Pep vs. Pip — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pep and Pip

Pepverb

(transitive) To inject with energy and enthusiasm.

Pipnoun

Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.

Pepnoun

Energy, high spirits.

Pipnoun

(humorous) Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.

Pepnoun

liveliness and energy;

this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep

Pipnoun

(obsolete) a pippin, seed of any kind

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Pipnoun

(UK) a seed inside certain fleshy fruits (compare stone/pit), such as a peach, orange, or apple

Pipnoun

something or someone excellent, of high quality

Pipnoun

P in RAF phonetic alphabet

Pipnoun

One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.

Pipnoun

One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.

Pipnoun

A spot; a speck.

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Pipnoun

A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.

Pipnoun

A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation

Pipnoun

One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment if he is to continue his call.

Pipnoun

The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.

Pipverb

To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin

He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post.

Pipverb

To hit with a gunshot

The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.

Pipverb

To peep, to chirp

Pipverb

(avian biology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg

Pipnoun

a disease of poultry

Pipnoun

a minor nonspecific ailment

Pipnoun

a small hard seed found in some fruits

Pipnoun

a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

Pipnoun

a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface

Pipverb

kill by firing a missile

Pipverb

hit with a missile from a weapon

Pipverb

defeat thoroughly;

He mopped up the floor with his opponents