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Plip

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɪp

1

noun

Meaning 1

A locking system for motor vehicles that uses a small, hand-held remote control.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A light sound or action like liquid hitting a surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He heard the plips of rain on the roof.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To lock or unlock using a remote control locking device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2004, Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, Muriel Gray, et al. (contributors), Scottish Girls About Town, page 69, [...] was unloading bags from the boot of a tiny, shiny, black Ka thing which she then plipped shut with an electronic key.

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History

Etymology

Shortened from the name of Paul Lipschutz, French inventor.

Onomatopoeic.

From Plip (“remote control locking device”), perhaps influenced by onomatopoeia.