GIP (gipped, gipping)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: gipped    , gipping   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does gip mean? 

• GIP (noun)
  The noun GIP has 1 sense:

1. (sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating

  Familiarity information: GIP used as a noun is very rare.

• GIP (verb)
  The verb GIP has 1 sense:

1. (sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle

  Familiarity information: GIP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

gip; gyp

Hypernyms ("gip" is a kind of...):

cheat; rig; swindle (the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

Derivation:

gip ((sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle)

• GIP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

gip; gyp

Context example:

the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change

Hypernyms (to "gip" is one way to...):

cheat; chisel; rip off (deprive somebody of something by deceit)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

gip ((sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating)