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chip
1[chip]
noun
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
a very thin slice or small piece of food, candy, etc..
chocolate chips.
a mark or flaw made by the breaking off or gouging out of a small piece.
This glass has a chip.
any of the small round disks, usually of plastic or ivory, used as tokens for money in certain gambling games, as roulette or poker; counter.
Also called microchip.ÌýElectronics.Ìýa tiny slice of semiconducting material, generally in the shape of a square a few millimeters long, cut from a larger wafer of the material, on which a transistor or an entire integrated circuit is formed.
a small cut or uncut piece of a diamond or crystal.
anything trivial or worthless.
something dried up or without flavor.
a piece of dried dung.
buffalo chips.
wood, straw, etc., in thin strips for weaving into hats, baskets, etc.
Golf.Ìýchip shot.
Tennis.Ìýa softly sliced return shot with heavy backspin.
the strip of material removed by a recording stylus as it cuts the grooves in a record.
Chiefly British.Ìýchips, French fries.
verb (used with object)
to hew or cut with an ax, chisel, etc.
to cut, break off, or gouge out (bits or fragments).
He chipped a few pieces of ice from the large cube.
to disfigure by breaking off a fragment.
to chip the edge of a saucer.
to shape or produce by cutting or flaking away pieces.
to chip a figure out of wood.
Games.Ìýto bet by means of chips, as in poker.
Tennis.Ìýto slice (a ball) on a return shot, causing it to have heavy backspin.
Slang.Ìýto take (a narcotic drug) occasionally, especially only in sufficient quantity to achieve a mild euphoria.
Chiefly British Sports.Ìýto hit or kick (a ball) a short distance forward.
British Slang.Ìýto jeer or criticize severely; deride; taunt.
Australian.Ìýto hoe; harrow.
verb (used without object)
to break off in small pieces.
Golf.Ìýto make a chip shot.
verb phrase
to contribute money or assistance; participate.
GamesÌýto bet a chip or chips, as in poker.
to interrupt a conversation to say something; butt in.
We all chipped in with our suggestions for the reunion.
chip
2[chip]
verb (used without object)
to utter a short chirping or squeaking sound; cheep.
noun
a short chirping or squeaking cry.
chip
3[chip]
noun
a tricky or special method by which an opponent can be thrown.
chip
/ ³Ùʃɪ±è /
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
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): crisp.Ìýa very thin slice of potato fried and eaten cold as a snack
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
a container for soft fruit, made of thin sheets of wood; punnet
informalÌýinexpensive; good value
informalÌýa person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour
informalÌýto be aggressively sensitive about a particular thing or bear a grudge
informalÌýto be defeated, condemned to die, killed, etc
informalÌýat a time of crisis or testing
verb
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
chip
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- chippable adjective
- unchippable adjective
- ˈ³¦³ó¾±±è±è±ð°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of chip1
Origin of chip3
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of chip1
Idioms and Phrases
chip on one's shoulder, a disposition to quarrel.
You will never make friends if you go around with a chip on your shoulder.
chip off the old block, a person who resembles one parent in appearance or behavior.
His son is just a chip off the old block.
Don't look down on your old friends now that you're in the chips.
when the chips are down, in a discouraging or disadvantageous situation; in bad or pressing times.
When the chips are down he proves to be a loyal friend.
Example Sentences
But warring sides in many regions are now courting him, wielding their mineral wealth and investment potential as a bargaining chip.
“I told him immediately that he needed to give those chips back to Andy,†Lee said.
"I've lived here for almost 45 years and never had any problems until construction started on the Heads of the Valleys," said the 79-year-old former fish and chip van owner.
Weinstein's attorneys attempted to chip away at the credibility of the women, showing warm messages some of the women exchanged with the film mogul after the alleged assaults.
Beijing said US violations of the agreement included stopping sales of computer chip design software to Chinese companies, warning against using chips made by Chinese tech giant Huawei and cancelling visas for Chinese students.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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