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GIP (gipped, gipping)
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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
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)
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)
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