chip (tʃɪp
)
Definitions
noun
- a small piece removed by chopping, cutting, or breaking
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped, cut, or broken off something
- (in some games) a counter used to represent money
- a thin strip of potato fried in deep fat
- US Canadian a very thin slice of potato fried and eaten cold as a snack Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)
crisp - a small piece or thin slice of food
- sport a shot, kick, etc, lofted into the air, esp over an obstacle or an opposing player's head, and travelling only a short distance
- electronics a tiny wafer of semiconductor material, such as silicon, processed to form a type of integrated circuit or component such as a transistor
- a thin strip of wood or straw used for making woven hats, baskets, etc
- New Zealand a container for soft fruit, made of thin sheets of wood; punnet
- See cheap as chips
- See chip off the old block
- See have a chip on one's shoulder
- See have had one's chips
- See when the chips are down
verb
Word forms: chips, chipping, chipped
- to break small pieces from or become broken off in small pieces ⇒
will the paint chip?
- (tr) to break or cut into small pieces ⇒
to chip ice
- (tr) to shape by chipping
- sport to strike or kick (a ball) in a high arc