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chip

/tʃˈɪp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    “a bit of rock caught him in the eye”
  2. a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
  3. a piece of dried bovine dung
  4. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
  5. a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
  6. a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
  7. electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
  8. (golf) a low running approach shot
  9. the act of chipping something

verb

  1. break off (a piece from a whole)
    “Her tooth chipped”
  2. cut a nick into
  3. play a chip shot
  4. form by chipping
    “They chipped their names in the stone”
  5. break a small piece off from
    “chip the glass”

Synonyms for chip

Words that rhyme with chip

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