plip
plip noun: a light sound or action like liquid hitting a surface.
Noun (1)
plip (plural plips)
- A light sound or action like liquid hitting a surface.
- He heard the plips of rain on the roof.
Verb (1)
plip (third-person singular simple present plips, present participle plipping, simple past and past participle plipped)
- To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.
Verb (2)
plip (third-person singular simple present plips, present participle plipping, simple past and past participle plipped)
- To lock or unlock using a remote control locking device.
- […] was unloading bags from the boot of a tiny, shiny, black Ka thing which she then plipped shut with an electronic key.2004, Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, Muriel Gray, et al. (contributors), Scottish Girls About Town, page 69
- I point it out to my companion, but he's already moving ahead of me, aiming the remote at the Porsche and plipping it open.2009, Matt Beaumont, Staying Alive, unnumbered page
Noun (2) capitalized: Plip
Plip (plural Plips)
- A locking system for motor vehicles that uses a small, hand-held remote control.
Forms of plip
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | plips |
| plural | Plips |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | plips |
| present participle | plipping |
| past participle | plipped |
| past | plipped |
Origin of plip
Onomatopoeic.
From Plip (“remote control locking device”), perhaps influenced by onomatopoeia.
Shortened from the name of Paul Lipschutz, French inventor.
Words that rhyme with plip
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Questions about plip
- What does plip mean?
- Plip means a light sound or action like liquid hitting a surface.
- What part of speech is plip?
- Plip can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of plip?
- The plural of plip is plips.
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