The difference between Pip and Spot
When used as nouns, pip means any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza, whereas spot means a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
When used as verbs, pip means to get the better of, whereas spot means to see, find.
Spot is also adjective with the meaning: available on the spot.
check bellow for the other definitions of Pip and Spot
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Pip as a noun:
Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
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Pip as a noun (humorous):
Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.
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Pip as a noun (obsolete):
a pippin, seed of any kind a seed inside certain fleshy fruits (compare stone/pit), such as a peach, orange, or apple
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Pip as a noun (US, colloquial):
something or someone excellent, of high quality
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Pip as a noun (British, dated, WW I, signalese):
P in
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Pip as a noun:
One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
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Pip as a noun (military, public service):
One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
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Pip as a noun:
A spot; a speck.
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Pip as a noun:
A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.
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Pip as a noun:
A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation
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Pip as a verb:
To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin
Examples:
"He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post."
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Pip as a verb:
To hit with a gunshot
Examples:
"The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind."
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Pip as a verb:
To peep, to chirp
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Pip as a verb (avian biology):
To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg
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Pip as a noun:
One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment if he is to continue his call.
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Pip as a noun (finance, currency trading):
The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.
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Spot as a noun:
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
Examples:
"The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur."
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Spot as a noun:
A stain or disfiguring mark.
Examples:
"I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out."
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Spot as a noun:
A pimple, papule or pustule.
Examples:
"That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin."
"I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots."
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Spot as a noun:
A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
Examples:
"Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?"
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Spot as a noun (slang, US):
A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
Examples:
"Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots."
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Spot as a noun:
A location or area.
Examples:
"I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside."
"For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met."
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Spot as a noun:
A parking space.
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Spot as a noun (sports):
An official determination of placement.
Examples:
"The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball."
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Spot as a noun:
A bright lamp; a spotlight.
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Spot as a noun (US, advertising):
A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
Examples:
"Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?"
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Spot as a noun:
Difficult situation; predicament.
Examples:
"She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date."
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Spot as a noun (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting):
One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
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Spot as a noun (soccer):
Penalty spot.
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Spot as a noun:
The act of spotting or noticing something.
Examples:
"- You've misspelled "terrapin" here."
"- Whoops. Good spot."
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Spot as a noun:
A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
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Spot as a noun:
A food fish () of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
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Spot as a noun:
The , or (), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
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Spot as a noun (in the plural, brokers' slang, dated):
Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
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Spot as a noun:
An autosoliton.
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Spot as a noun (finance):
A decimal point; point.
Examples:
"Twelve spot two five pounds sterling.'' (ie. £12.25)"
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Spot as a verb (transitive):
To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
Examples:
"Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."
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Spot as a verb (finance):
To loan a small amount of money to someone.
Examples:
"I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch."
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Spot as a verb (ambitransitive):
To stain; to leave a spot (on).
Examples:
"Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface."
"a garment spotted with mould"
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Spot as a verb:
To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
Examples:
"I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti."
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Spot as a verb (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing):
To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
Examples:
"I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me."
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Spot as a verb (dance):
To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
Examples:
"Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do."
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Spot as a verb:
To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
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Spot as a verb:
To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
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Spot as a verb:
To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.
Examples:
"The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot."
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Spot as an adjective (commerce):
Available on the spot; on hand for immediate payment or delivery.
Examples:
"spot wheat; spot cash"