[blɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an unexpected, minor, and typically temporary deviation from a general trend
(e.g: the Chancellor dismissed rising inflation as a blip)

- a very short high-pitched sound made by an electronic device
(e.g: computer games can drive you crazy with their blips and bleeps)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century (denoting a sudden rap or tap): imitative; the noun sense ‘unexpected deviation’ dates from the 1970s

[blɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of an electronic device) make a very short high-pitched sound or succession of sounds
(e.g: big boxes of esoteric electronics hummed and blipped)

- open (the throttle of a motor vehicle) momentarily
(e.g: he straddled the bike and blipped the throttle)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century (denoting a sudden rap or tap): imitative; the noun sense ‘unexpected deviation’ dates from the 1970s