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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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   • H

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   • I

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