1 noun FOOD, HORT seedsíol masc1 c m uapple pipsíol úill2 noun MIL on uniformréalta fem4 c m u3 noun soundbíog fem2 c m u4 noun GAMES on card, diceball masc1 c m u5 verb informal defeat narrowly TRANSITIVEan bua ar éigean a fháil arthey pipped us in the finalfuair siad an bua ar éigean orainn sa bhabhta ceannaisshe was very nearly pipped by Annaba bheag nár bhuaigh Anna uirthi
phrases
to give sb the pip
fearg a chur ar dhuinedéistin a chur ar dhuineit'd give you the pipchuirfeadh sé soir thú
to pip sb at the post
(also
to pip sb to the post
)an ceann is fearr a fháil ar dhuine ag an nóiméad deiridh
until the pips squeak
go dtí nach mbeidh pingin fágthathey're piling on taxes until the pips squeaktá siad ag baint cánacha de dhaoine go dtí nach mbeidh pingin fágtha acu
