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   chip

   /CHip/

   noun

   • 1. a small piece of something removed in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard material such as wood or stone: "mulch the shrubs with cedar chips" Similar fragmentpiecebitsliversplinterspellspillikinshavingparingscrapsnippetflakeshardskelftechnical:galletspall
   • ▪ a hole or mark on a hard object or surface where a small piece has broken off: "a chip on his tooth" Similar nickcracksnickscratchflawfault
   • ▪ wood or woody fiber split into thin strips and used for weaving hats or baskets. British
   • 2. a thin slice of food (typically potato) made crisp by being fried, baked, or dried and eaten as a snack: North American "a bag of chips"
   • ▪ a small chunk of candy (typically chocolate) added to desserts, cookies, or sweet snacks: "chocolate chips"
   • ▪ a French fry, especially one that is thickly cut: British "serve with potatoes, chips, rice, or pasta"
   • 3. a tiny wafer of semiconducting material used to make an integrated circuit; a microchip.
   • 4. a counter used in certain gambling games to represent money: "a poker chip" Similar countertokendiskjettoncheck
   • 5. (in soccer, golf, and other sports) a short lofted kick or shot: "he made no mistake with a chip and a par putt from four feet to seal victory"

   verb

   • 1. cut or break (a small piece) from a hard material: "we had to chip ice off the upper deck" Similar nickcracksnickscratchdamage
   • ▪ (of a material or object) break at the edge or on the surface: "the paint had chipped off the gate" Similar break (off)crackfragmentcrumble
   • ▪ cut pieces off (a hard material) to shape it or break it up: "craftsmen chipped the blocks of flint to the required shape" Similar whittlehewchisel
   • 2. (in golf, soccer, and other sports) kick or strike (a ball or shot) to produce a short lobbed shot or pass: "he chipped a superb shot"
   • 3. implant a microchip under the skin of (an animal or person) for purposes of identification and tracking: "almost half of owners had not chipped their dogs because they didn't know they had to"

   Word Origin Middle English: related to Old Englishforcippian ‘cut off’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chipChip Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CHIP is a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off. How to use chip in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHIP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CHIP definition: 1. a long, thin piece of potato that is fried and usually eaten hot: 2. a very thin, often round…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › chipCHIP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking. a very thin slice or small piece of food, candy, etc.: chocolate chips. a mark or flaw made by the breaking off or gouging out of a small piece: This glass has a chip.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chipChip - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of chip. noun. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole. synonyms: bit, flake, fleck, scrap. see more. noun. the act of chipping something. synonyms: chipping, splintering. see more. noun. a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something. synonyms: check. see more. noun.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHIP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A chip is a small piece of something or a small piece which has been broken off something. It contains real chocolate chips. He was burning wood chips to make charcoal. Teichler's eyes gleamed like chips of blue glass. [+ of] Synonyms: fragment, scrap, shaving, flake More Synonyms of chip. 5. countable noun.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › chipChip - definition of chip by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. A small broken or cut off piece, as of wood, stone, or glass. 2. A crack or flaw caused by the removal of a small piece. 3. a. A small disk or counter used in poker and other games to represent money. b. chips Slang Money. 4. See microchip. 5. a. A thin, usually fried slice of food, especially a potato chip: ate chips with her sandwich. b.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishchip noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /tʃɪp/ Idioms. (British English) (also French fry, fry North American English, British English) [usually plural] a long thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat. He was eating a burger and chips. a bag of chips. All main courses are served with chips or baked potato. see also fish and chips. Extra Examples. Topics Food a2.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of chip – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Noun. CHIP definition: 1. a long, thin piece of potato that is cooked in oil: 2. a very thin, dry, fried slice of potato…. Learn more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › chip_2chip verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    [transitive] chip something + adv./prep. to cut or break small pieces off something with a tool. Chip away the damaged area. The fossils had been chipped out of the rock. It took a long time to chip a hole in the wall. It needs skill to chip a block of stone into a recognizable shape. We chipped the paint off the wood.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › chipchip | meaning of chip in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    chip meaning, definition, what is chip: a long thin piece of potato cooked in oi...: Learn more.