blip: Meaning and Definition of

blip

1. Also called
1. a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
2. (loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
2. a brief upturn, as in revenue or income: The midwinter blip was no cause for optimism among store owners.
3. anything small, as in amount or number: a blip of light; Those opposed were merely a blip in the opinion polls.
4. bleep (def. 3).
5. a nickel; five cents.
6. a mark of synchronization on a sound track.
7. a small or brief interruption, as in the continuity of a motion-picture film or the supply of light or electricity: There were blips in the TV film where the commercials had been edited out.

1. to move or proceed in short, irregular, jerking movements: The stock market has blipped one point higher this week.

1. bleep (def. 5).