plip

plural plips

1. A light sound or action like liquid hitting a surface.

   He heard the plips of rain on the roof.

present singular third person plips · participle present plipping · participle past plipped · past plipped

1. To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.

present singular third person plips · participle present plipping · participle past plipped · past plipped

1. To lock or unlock using a remote control locking device.

   2004, Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, Muriel Gray, et al. (contributors), Scottish Girls About Town, page 69, […] was unloading bags from the boot of a tiny, shiny, black Ka thing which she then plipped shut with an electronic key.

   2 more examples

   I point it out to my companion, but he's already moving ahead of me, aiming the remote at the Porsche and plipping it open.

   2009, Matt Beaumont, Staying Alive, unnumbered page

   He plipped the locks on the pool car, stuck the keys in his pocket and flexed his aching left hand.

   2011, Stuart MacBride, Shatter the Bones, unnumbered page

plural Plips

1. A locking system for motor vehicles that uses a small, hand-held remote control.