.pipe 'up (with sth) (informal) to begin to speak ; The person next to me

piped up with a silly comment.

Ao o [+ speech] ‘7 know the answer/ piped up a voice at the back of the room. “ it ₀ ” 0 Js A

‘pipe band noun a marching band consisting of bagpipes and drums ( Tfi£ ) MIMA PA 'pipe cleaner noun a short piece of wire, covered with soft material, used for cleaning inside a tobacco pipe

.piped 'music noun [U] (BrE) recorded music that is played continuously in shops, restaurants, etc. (• fgf

'pipe dream noun a hope or plan that is impossible to achieve or not practical JI&#1$HM; fr A il it

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pipe-line /'paiplain/ noun a series of pipes that are usually underground and are used for carrying oil, gas, etc. over long distances

( iIW3tifeT#J ) in the 'pipeline something that is in the pipeline is being discussed, planned or prepared and will happen or exist soon lEij’ife ( M

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‘pipe organ noun = organ(3)

piper /'paipa(r)/ noun a person who plays music on a pipe or the bagpipes H M H H W ITTTTn see pay v.

pip ette /pi'pet; NAmE pai'p-/ noun (technical 7ft i§j a narrow tube used in a laboratory for measuring or transferring small amounts of liquids ( <15.

If, #$£1f — picture o laboratory pipe-work /'paipw3:k; NAmE -W3:rk/ noun [U] the pipes used for carrying oil, gas or water around a machine, building, etc. ( mmm. ) Wit; W&JSkgt

pip-ing/'paipiq/ noun, adj.

noun [U] 1 a pipe or pipes of the type or length mentioned ( ) Wit, WA: ten metres

of lead piping A A T: (ft W 2 a folded strip of cloth, often with a length of string inside, used to decorate a piece of clothing, a cushion, etc. (AM, Ilf W ) £1 itL: a uniform with gold piping *gf £ £1! it (ft $!] IK

3 lines of cream or icing/frosting as decoration on a cake ( ⁴ *^e sound of a

pipe or pipes being played fgft; HAtlT* a adj. (of a person’s voice A ift ^ #) high A ; ill (ft , piping ¹ hot adj. (of liquids or food very hot

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pipit /'pipit/ noun (often in compounds iH) a

small brown bird with a pleasant song ; /Klf M: a meadow/rock/tree pipit

pip-squeak /'pipskwiik/ noun (old-fashioned, informal) a person that you think is unimportant or does not deserve respect because they are small or young A

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pi-quancy /'piikansi/ noun [u] the quality of being piquant S ft ; A fsj ; T H : The tart flavour of the cranberries adds piquancy. MfiKftSli^MilPjno o The situation has an added piquancy since the two men are also rivals in love. ♦ 'If jg tlP A f& fill Ji , iAWAA-t&Ji:

pi-quant /'piikant/ adj. 1 having a pleasantly strong or spicy taste A1$ (ft; f 2 exciting and interesting

Mtttt; 4>AX£(ft; Affilft pique /pi:k/ noun, verb

mnoun [U] (formal) annoyed or bitter feelings that you have, usually because your pride has been hurt 2Sltl;

When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left in a fit of pique. , ft

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mverb [VN] (formal) to make sb annoyed or upset dlffTItt;

BCdwound ► piqued adj. [not before noun]: She couldn’t help feeling a little piqued by his lack of interest.

rrcmi .pique sb’s interest, curi osity, etc. (especially NAmE) to make sb very interested in sth #* •••

1503 piss artist

pique /'piikei/ noun [U] a type of stiff cloth with a raised pattern flifcJEH#**; WM/M

piracy /‘pairasi/ noun [U] 1 the crime of attacking ships at sea in order to steal from them 2 the act of

making illegal copies of video tapes, computer programs, books, etc., in order to sell them l&Mfr A; # fk'HWi: software piracy A — see also pirate

pi-ranha /pi'raina/ noun a small S American freshwater fish that attacks and eats live animals

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pir ate /'pairat/ noun, verb

■ noun 1 (especially in the past) a person on a ship who attacks other ships at sea in order to steal from them

( A 3b IB Hf (ft ) a pirate ship 2 (often used

as an adjective f ^ § i|) a person who makes illegal copies of video tapes, computer programs, books, etc., in order to sell them i&M#; i&Ep# : a pirate edition & M o software pirates # & Wl W 3 (often used as an adjective a person or

an organization that broadcasts illegally T jk f# W #

( ) : a. pirate radio station —see also

piracy ► pir-at-ical /.pai'raetikl/ adj.

■ verb [VN] to copy and use or sell sb’s work or a product

without permission and without having the right to do so iSEp; _: pirated computer games

piri-piri /,piri 'piri/ noun [U] a type of spicy sauce made from chillies

pirou ette /.piru'et/ noun a fast turn or spin that a person, especially a ballet dancer, makes on one foot ( A ► pirou-ette verb: [V]

She pirouetted across the stage, JAM a

pisca tor ial /.piska'toirial/ (also pisca-tory /'piskateri; NAmE -toiri/) adj. (formal) relating to fishing or to

FISHERMEN

Pis-ces /'paisiiz/ noun 1 [u] the 12th sign of the zodiac, the Fishes imH+zlg; ( S ) & 2 [sing.]

a person born under the influence of this sign, that is between 20 February and 20 March A (

dj£^2J3 20BS3j!20B) ► Pis-cean /’paisian/ noun, adj.

pis-cine /'pisain; 'paisirn/ adj. (formal or technical Ain) of or related to fish &.$);

piss /pis/ verb, noun (taboo, slang)

■ verb [V] to urinate j$c A IHHIU A more polite way of

expressing this is ‘go to the toilet/loo’ (BrE), ‘go to the bathroom’ (NAmE) or ‘to go’. go to

the toilet/loo ( ) , go to the bathroom ( dtiHH

M to go_D ITTO1 'piss yourself (laughing) to laugh very hard A^Aii:; ,piss a'bout/

a'round (BrE) to waste time by behaving in a silly way (1l H I a]; ill 0 A A more polite, informal way

of saying this is mess about (BrE) or mess around (NAmE, BrE). mess about (

mess around ( ^SHi# ) ₀ ,P»ss sb

a'bout/a'round (BrE) to treat sb in a way that is deliberately not helpful to them or wastes their time I ( SA ) ; ikM.§L IINUJI A more polite, informal way of saying this is mess sb about/around.

mess sb about/around_c 'piss down (BrE) to rain heavily TAM ,piss 'off (especially BrE) (usually used in orders ii W M A ^ 4“) to go away ^ jf: Why don’t you just piss off and leave me alone? ff , , piss sb—'off to make sb annoyed

or bored (HAM: Her attitude really pisses me

off. M W JS it A M 7 o 0 Tm pissed off with the way they’ve treated me.

mnoun 1 [U] = urine 2 [sing.] an act of urinating to go for a piss AltSU^ be on the 'piss (BrE) to be out at a pub, club, etc. and drinking a large amount of alcohol ( take the 'piss (out of sb/sth)

(BrE) to make fun of sb, especially by copying them or laughing at them for reasons they do not understand — more at piece/?.

'piss artist noun (BrE, taboo, slang) 1 a person who drinks too much alcohol MM W. #J; 'ffi M alco-