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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’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   From Longman Business Dictionary chip /tʃɪp/ noun 1 (also silicon chip) [ countable] a small electronic device, used in a computer to store information, organize the computer’s operating system, run programs etcSYNMICROCHIP Each chip can hold 100 times the information contained on a standard magnetic-stripe card. 2 informal a share in a company ...

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   Definition of chip – Learner’s Dictionary. chip. noun [ C ] uk / tʃɪp / us. chip noun [C] (POTATO) A1. a long, thin piece of potato that is cooked in oil: [ usually plural ] fish and chips. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.

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   Meaning of chip – Learner’s Dictionary. chip. noun [ C ] uk / tʃɪp / us. chip noun [C] (POTATO) Add to word list. A1. a long, thin piece of potato that is cooked in oil: [ usually plural ] fish and chips. chip noun [C] (IN BAG) a very thin, dry, fried slice of potato: [ usually plural ] barbecue-flavoured potato chips. chip noun [C] (COMPUTER) B2.

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   Chip Definition. chĭp. chipped, chipping, chips. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Pronoun. Idiom. Filter. noun. chips. A small, thin piece of wood, stone, etc., cut or broken off. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A place where a small piece has been chipped off.

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   a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking. Food a very thin slice or small piece of food, candy, etc.: chocolate chips.