Verb
The word is derived from pip
of Pip
Source: Webster's dictionaryCantona was named in 58% of teams but was just pipped as the third forward by Wayne Rooney (60%). Source: Internet
City pipped Liverpool to the title by a single point in 2018/19, and Guardiola has not forgotten the value of each and every game on the road to glory - especially when a defeat would leave City eight points behind Liverpool even this early on. Source: Internet
Allen & Overy pipped rival Clifford Chance, which works with all the UK’s major lenders, to the post in this category. Source: Internet
In January he took Fr O’Neill’s to an All-Ireland intermediate final where they were pipped by Tullaroan, that same team yesterday booking a spot in next Sunday’s Cork senior A decider. Source: Internet
Chukwueze was also on for all 90 minutes when Real Madrid hosted and pipped Villareal 3-2 at the Bernabeu in May 2019 with Madrid coming back twice four months later to salvage a draw away with the Nigerian featuring for 55 minutes. Source: Internet
They certainly did in qualifying, when Hamilton gave a rare glimpse of his fallibility with a sloppy final lap, seeing him pipped to pole by his teammate Valtteri Bottas. Source: Internet