plip

See also Plip

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪp

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

plip (plural plips)

1. A light sound or action like liquid hitting a surface.

   He heard the plips of rain on the roof.

Verb

plip (third-person singular simple present plips, present participle plipping, simple past and past participle plipped)

1. To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.

Related terms

• plipper
• plop

Etymology 2

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

Verb

plip (third-person singular simple present plips, present participle plipping, simple past and past participle plipped)

1. To lock or unlock using a remote control locking device.
   • 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.

   • 2009, Matt Beaumont, Staying Alive, unnumbered page,

     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.

   • 2011, Stuart MacBride, Shatter the Bones, unnumbered page,

     He plipped the locks on the pool car, stuck the keys in his pocket and flexed his aching left hand.