chip

noun24

1. •
   a small piece that has broken off something hard, such as wood, stone or glass

   • The floor of the sculptor's studio was strewn with chips of marble.
2. •
   [usually plural] (UK, Australia) a stick of potato cooked in deep hot oil, soft inside, the same food as French fries

   • Do you want ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise on your chips?
   • Fish and chips is a traditional British dish.
3. •
   [in the plural] (US, Australia) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, a crisp; occasionally a similar fried slice of another vegetable or dried fruit.

   • They made their own potato chips from scratch... He ate a tortilla chip with guac... served with a side of apple chips...
4. •
   a tiny, thin piece inside a computer or phone, with many very small parts that make it work
5. •
   A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical or biochemical devices.

   • Fig. 4(a) shows a schematic design of the micropump chip. — 2002
6. •
   a small damaged place on the edge or surface of something, where a little piece has broken off

   • This cup has a chip in it.
7. •
   a small, often pointed piece of chocolate or something similar, mixed into cookies, cakes and other sweet foods before baking
8. •
   a small flat round token that stands for money, usually in gambling games such as poker
9. •
   A type of shot in various sports.
10. •
    A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.

    • Oxlade-Chamberlain saw his attempted chip well blocked by goalkeeper Costanzo at the start of the second half. — 2011
11. •
    A light shot with a downward slice, usually played from close to the net.
12. •
    A low shot, usually played at short range around and onto a green, intended to travel a short distance through the air and roll the remainder of the way towards the hole.
13. •
    A very light shot that hits the cue ball so softly that it barely moves an object ball into a pocket without the cue ball going in as well.
14. •
    the smallest possible amount or degree of something

    • One captain that I sailed with was not a chip better than the one we’re with now. — 1858
15. •
    a small round medallion given by Alcoholics Anonymous and similar groups to show how long a member has stayed free of alcohol or drugs

    • AA chips showing duration of abstinence (6 months) — 2023
16. •
    a shot in curling that knocks another stone out of play by hitting its side at an angle
17. •
    a small sample of a single color printed on paper or shown on a screen so that people can choose and match colors
18. •
    a dried lump of dung, often burned as fuel
19. •
    (New-Zealand) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.
20. •
    A small basket used for packaging fruit.

    • He turned suddenly from a chip of strawberries, drew a gold watch from his fob and held it at its chain's length. — 1922
21. •
    (historical) material for making hats, either thin strips of split wood or palm leaf, or woven straw
22. •
    (slang, old-fashioned) A sovereign (the coin).
23. •
    a flat float of wood shaped like a triangle, tied to a knotted rope and thrown from a ship to measure the ship's speed by counting the knots that run out
24. •
    (disapproving, no longer used) something dried up, with no taste or freshness left in it

verb15

1. •
   To break small pieces from.

   • Be careful not to chip the paint.
2. •
   To become chipped.

   • This varnish chips easily.
3. •
   To chisel (something), to chisel on (something).

   • The fitter was chipping and filing a workpiece clamped in his vise.
4. •
   To use a chisel.

   • The fitters were chipping and filing furiously to meet their deadline.
5. •
   To ante (up).
6. •
   To contribute.

   • Everyone needs to chip in £1 for George's leaving collection.
7. •
   To strike or play (the ball or other implement) as a chip shot.
8. •
   To beat (an opposing player) by use of a chip shot, such as by looping the ball over the head of the opposing goalkeeper.
9. •
   To move (a ball) a relatively short distance by means of an oblique contact.

   • In potting the black, he also managed to chip the red off the side cushion.
10. •
    To chop or cut into small pieces.

    • The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.
11. •
    (informal) To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
12. •
    To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
13. •
    (UK, slang) To leave.

    • ‘Lloyd, I’m gonna chip.’ ‘You just got here!’ ‘I know–but I gotta chip. Got shit to do.’ — 2012
14. •
    To make fun of.

    • They chip me about giving that young judy the cross; but I dont care: I stand up to them proper, and tell them that if she hadnt a better right to it than they, she'd be where they are. — 1923
15. •
    (slang) To kill.

noun1

1. •
   An officer of the California Highway Patrol.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of chromatin immunoprecipitation.