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1. A sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption
   "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales"
    
2. A radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
   - pip, radar target

1. Change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion
   "the screen blipped to life"

Derived forms: blips, blipping, blipped

Type of: blow, radar echo, shock

Encyclopedia: Blip