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GIP
gyp, gip
(noun) (sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
gyp, gip
(verb) (sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle; “the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
GIP
(computing) Initialism of GSM Interworking Profile (profile that allows a DECT base station to form part of a GSM network, given suitable handsets)
Noun
GIP
Initialism of government investment pool.
Initialism of gross internal product.
Initialism of gastric inhibitory peptide.
Initialism of glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide, a digestive hormone.
Anagrams
• GPI, PIG, Pig, pig
Etymology 1
Verb
gip (third-person singular simple present gips, present participle gipping, simple past and past participle gipped)
Alternative form of gyp
Noun
gip (plural gips)
A servant; a gyp.
Etymology 2
Verb
gip (third-person singular simple present gips, present participle gipping, simple past and past participle gipped)
To take out the entrails of (herrings).
Anagrams
• GPI, PIG, Pig, pig
Source: Wiktionary
Gip, v. t.
Definition: To take out the entrails of (herrings).
Gip, n.
Definition: A servant. See Gyp. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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