Pips are the small hard seeds in a fruit such as an apple, orange, or pear.

If someone is pipped to something such as a prize or an award, they are defeated by only a small amount.

In Britain, the pips on the radio are a series of short, high-pitched sounds that are used as a time signal.

In Britain, when you make a telephone call from a public telephone, the pips are a signal that you need to put in more money.

If someone is pipped at the post or pipped to the post they are just beaten in a competition or in a race to achieve something.