1. small seeds found inside fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes
2. small dots or spots on dice, dominoes, or playing cards that indicate their value
3. short high-pitched sounds, especially those used as time signals on radio or television
Usage: British

Examples

• She carefully removed all the pips from the orange before eating it.
• The apple pips can be planted to grow new trees.
• The dice showed five pips on one side.
• Count the pips on the domino to determine its value.
• The radio broadcast six pips to signal the top of the hour.
• He spat out the grape pips into his napkin.
• The playing card had three pips in the center.