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chip

/t͡ʃɪp/noun, verb1 syllable

Chip means: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole.

Synonyms for chip26

noun, as in a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

bit, flake, fleck, scrap

noun, as in electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip

noun, as in a piece of dried bovine dung

cow chip, cow dung, buffalo chip

noun, as in a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip

noun, as in the act of chipping something

chipping, splintering

noun, as in a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

check

noun, as in a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

poker chip

noun, as in (golf) a low running approach shot

chip shot

verb, as in break off (a piece from a whole)

chip off, come off, break away, break off

verb, as in break a small piece off from

knap, cut off, break off

verb, as in cut a nick into

nick

What does chip mean?14

noun

1

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole“a bit of rock caught him in the eye”

2

electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

3

a piece of dried bovine dung

4

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

5

the act of chipping something

6

a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

7

a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

8

(golf) a low running approach shot

9

a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

verb

1

break off (a piece from a whole)“Her tooth chipped”

2

break a small piece off from“chip the glass”

3

cut a nick into

4

play a chip shot

5

form by chipping“They chipped their names in the stone”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chip?22

two syllables

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Chip in a sentence

  • Let's just chip away at this long list for now, shall we?mccarras
  • Bob's really a chip off the old block.CP
  • Yanni needs resin to repair a windshield chip.Amastan
  • Japan disproved phony accusations of computer chip dumping.unknown
  • Ken's really a chip off the old block.CP
  • That kid's a chip off the old block.darinmex
  • That windshield chip has probably been there for four weeks now.Amastan
  • Yanni's windshield has a tiny chip on the left.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of chip

as a noun

plural
chips

as a verb

past tense
chipped
present participle
chipping
third-person singular
chips
past participle
chipped