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BLIP (blipped, blipping)

Pronunciation (US):

• BLIP (noun)
The noun BLIP has 2 senses:

1. a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
2. a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface

Familiarity information: BLIP used as a noun is rare.

• BLIP (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context examples:

the market had one bad blip today / you can't react to the day-to-day blips / renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales

Hypernyms ("blip" is a kind of...):

blow; shock (an unpleasant or disappointing surprise)

Sense 2

blip ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

radar target; blip; pip

Hypernyms ("blip" is a kind of...):

radar echo (an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object)

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