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blip
[ blip ]
noun
- 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.
- a brief upturn, as in revenue or income:
The midwinter blip was no cause for optimism among store owners.
- anything small, as in amount or number:
a blip of light; Those opposed were merely a blip in the opinion polls.
- Slang. a nickel; five cents.
- Movies. a mark of synchronization on a sound track.
- 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)
- Informal. to move or proceed in short, irregular, jerking movements:
The stock market has blipped one point higher this week.
verb (used with object)
blip
/ blɪp /
noun
- a repetitive sound, such as that produced by an electronic device, by dripping water, etc
- Also calledpip the spot of light or a sharply peaked pulse on a radar screen indicating the position of an object
- a temporary irregularity recorded in performance of something
verb
- intr to produce such a noise
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of blip1
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.
It was a mere blip in the decade-long bull market, in other words.
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.
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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