Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense chips, present participle chipping, past tense, past participle chipped
1. countable noun [usually plural]
Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
[British]
I had fish and chips in a cafe.
Frank Browne shook more sauce over his chips.
regional note: in AM, use French fries
2. countable noun [usually plural]
Chips or potato chips are very thin slices of fried potato that are eaten cold as a snack.
[US]
...a package of onion-flavored potato chips.
regional note: in BRIT, use crisps
3. countable noun
A silicon chip is a very small piece of silicon with electronic circuits on it which is part of a computer or other piece of machinery.
4. countable noun
A chip is a small piece of something or a small piece which has been broken off something.
It contains real chocolate chips.
He was burning wood chips to make charcoal.
Teichler's eyes gleamed like chips of blue glass. [+ of]
Synonyms: fragment, scrap, shaving, flake More Synonyms of chip
5. countable noun
A chip in something such as a piece of china or furniture is where a small piece has been broken off it.
The washbasin had a small chip.
Synonyms: scratch, nick, flaw, notch More Synonyms of chip
6. verb
If you chip something or if it chips, a small piece is broken off it.
The blow chipped the woman's tooth. [VERB noun]
Steel baths are lighter but chip easily. [VERB]
Synonyms: nick, damage, gash More Synonyms of chip
chippedadjective
The wagon's paint was badly chipped on the outside.
They drank out of chipped mugs.
7. countable noun [usually plural]
Chips are plastic counters used in gambling to represent money.
He put the pile of chips in the centre of the table and drew a card.
8. countable noun
In discussions between people or governments, a chip or a bargaining chip is something of value which one side holds, which can be exchanged for something they want from the other side.
The information could be used as a bargaining chip to extract some parallel informationfrom Britain.
He was not expected to be released because he was considered a valuable chip in thisgame.
9. See also blue chip
10.
See a chip off the old block
11.
See when the chips are down
12.
See a chip on one's shoulder
Phrasal verbs:
See chip away at
See chip in
More Synonyms of chip
chip in British English
(tʃɪp)
noun
1.
a small piece removed by chopping, cutting, or breaking
2.
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped, cut, or broken off something
3.
(in some games) a counter used to represent money
4. British
a thin strip of potato fried in deep fat
5. US and Canadian
a very thin slice of potato fried and eaten cold as a snack
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): crisp
6.
a small piece or thin slice of food
7. 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
8. electronics
a tiny wafer of semiconductor material, such as silicon, processed to form a type of integrated circuit or component such as a transistor
9.
a thin strip of wood or straw used for making woven hats, baskets, etc
10. New Zealand
a container for soft fruit, made of thin sheets of wood; punnet
11. cheap as chips
12. chip off the old block
13. have a chip on one's shoulder
14. have had one's chips
15. when the chips are down
verbWord forms: chips, chipping or chipped
16.
to break small pieces from or become broken off in small pieces
will the paint chip?
17. (transitive)
to break or cut into small pieces
to chip ice
18. (transitive)
to shape by chipping
19. sport
to strike or kick (a ball) in a high arc
Derived forms
chipper (ˈchipper)
noun
Word origin
Old English cipp (n), cippian (vb), of obscure origin
chip in American English
(tʃɪp)
verb transitiveWord forms: chipped or ˈchipping
1. Rare
to cut or chop with an ax or other sharp tool
2.
a.
to break or cut a small piece or thin slice from
b.
to break or cut off (a small piece or pieces)
3.
to shape by cutting or chopping
to chip a hole in the ice
4. Tennis
to hit (a ball) in a short, soft shot with backspin
verb intransitive
5.
a.
to break off in small pieces
this paint chips easily
b.
to lose or be inherently subject to losing a small part or parts of itself
the plate will chip easily
6. Golf
to make a chip shot
7. Tennis
to hit a short, soft shot with backspin
noun
8.
a small, thin piece of wood, stone, etc., cut or broken off
9.
a place where a small piece has been chipped off
a chip on the edge of a plate
10.
wood, palm leaf, or straw split and woven into bonnets, hats, etc.
11. US
a fragment of dried animal dung, sometimes used for fuel
12. US
a worthless thing
13.
one of the small, round disks or counters used in poker and other gambling games as a token for money
14.
a.
a thin slice or small piece of food
a potato chip, a chocolate chip
b. [pl.] Chiefly British
French fried potatoes
15. Electronics
a.
a semiconductor body on which an integrated circuit is formed or is to be formed
b.
integrated circuit
16. Golf
chip shot
17. Tennis
a shot that is chipped
Idioms:
cash in one's chips
chip in
chip off the old block
chip on one's shoulder
in the chips
let the chips fall where they may
when the chips are down
Word origin
ME chippen < OE *cippian < cipp, log, plowshare < L cippus, post, stake < IE base *eipo-, sharp post
chip in Mechanical Engineering
(tʃɪp)
Word forms: (regular plural) chips
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Manufacturing and assembly)
Chips are small pieces of material that come off the surface of a workpiece when it is being cut.
When cutting metal, make sure that the chips clear properly and do not scratch the surface of the metal.
Chips are pieces of metal removed from a workpiece by cutting tools or by an abrasive medium.
Chips are small pieces of material that come off the surface of a workpiece when it isbeing cut.
A microprocessor is a small chip part to control functions of a digital system like a music player, electronic calculator,or computer.
Memory modules are computer chips used to add memory to a computer.
A chip is the finished integrated circuit.
system on a chip
More idioms containing
chip
a chip on your shoulder
a chip off the old block
Examples of 'chip' in a sentence
chip
Serve the chicken with salads and chips or potatoes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
No one is eating fish and chips for the first time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They must not become a bargaining chip.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Europe will have to chip in more.
The Sun (2017)
You just chip away at the drawing board.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Britain's blue chips increasingly favour diversity and independence over expertise and industry experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
JUST one meal of burger and chips contains enough fat to have an impact on the liver, according to a study.
The Sun (2017)
Not that I've got a chip on my shoulder.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Whether you are planting in a container or in the ground, don't forget a good acidic mulch of pine needles or wood chip.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Only one blue chip managed to gain ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The silly people who make these ridiculous comments must have a chip on their shoulders.
The Sun (2014)
Wales also went out for burger and chips without fear of criticism.
The Sun (2016)
We will not be reduced to subsistence farming and exporting fish and chips if the banks leave.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Why do you insist you must make support of the police a bargaining chip?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She ran her car on chip fat until her supplier closed down.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The medic suffered cuts and bruises to his face and a chipped tooth.
The Sun (2011)
The problem is that the actual electronic components imprinted on silicon chips cannot get much smaller.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Public bodies will chip in the rest.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Struggled a shade when tested by high and chipped kicks.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They lay their eggs on the wood chips.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The ice cream and chips were good.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Identity chipping is to become mandatory within the next two years.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Drain the fried chips on a piece of clean kitchen roll.
The Sun (2016)
They have chipped away at us enough.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The chip on their shoulder continues to grow.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The waiter explained they had no burger and chips.
The Sun (2010)
Serve with chips on the side.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The corners were often entirely of brick, since the larger blocks chip easily.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
There is certainly a slightly dull look about many of our own dear British blue chips.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He's still got the chips, the kicks and the natural skills.
The Sun (2012)
Word lists with
chip
parts of a computer, tennis
In other languages
chip
British English: chip /tʃɪp/ NOUN
small piece A chip is a small piece which has been broken off something.
...wood chips.
American English: chip small piece
Arabic: رُقَاقَة
Brazilian Portuguese: lasca
Chinese: 碎片
Croatian: komadić
Czech: úlomek
Danish: flis
Dutch: spaander
European Spanish: astilla
Finnish: siru
French: fragment
German: Splitter
Greek: θραύσμα
Italian: scheggia
Japanese: かけら small piece
Korean: 조각
Norwegian: flis
Polish: odłamek
European Portuguese: lasca
Romanian: așchie
Russian: осколок
Latin American Spanish: esquirla
Swedish: flisa
Thai: เศษที่แตกออกไป
Turkish: parça
Ukrainian: скіпка
Vietnamese: mảnh vỡ
British English: chip /tʃɪp/ NOUN
electronic A chip is a very small part that controls a piece of electronic equipment.
...an electronic card containing a chip.
American English: chip electronic
Arabic: شَرِيحَةُ السِّيلِيكُون
Brazilian Portuguese: chip
Chinese: 芯片
Croatian: čip
Czech: čip
Danish: chip
Dutch: chip
European Spanish: chip
Finnish: mikrosiru
French: puce électronique
German: Chip Elektronik
Greek: τσιπ
Italian: chip
Japanese: チップ 電子
Korean: 칩
Norwegian: brikke
Polish: chip
European Portuguese: chip
Romanian: cip
Russian: микросхема
Latin American Spanish: chip
Swedish: chips elektronik
Thai: แผ่นไมโครชิป
Turkish: çip elektronik
Ukrainian: чип
Vietnamese: vi mạch
British English: chip /tʃɪp/ VERB
If you chip something, you break a small piece off it by accident.
I chipped my tooth when I fell.
American English: chip
Arabic: يَكْسِرُ
Brazilian Portuguese: lascar
Chinese: 碰掉一小部分
Croatian: okrznuti
Czech: ulomitnechtěně
Danish: slå et stykke af
Dutch: afbreken
European Spanish: desportillar
Finnish: lohkaista
French: ébrécher
German: abbrechen
Greek: σπάζω
Italian: scheggiarsi
Japanese: ･･･を欠く
Korean: 잘게 썰다
Norwegian: flise
Polish: ułamać
European Portuguese: lascar
Romanian: a ciobi
Russian: отломить
Latin American Spanish: romper
Swedish: slå sönder (en flisa)
Thai: ทำให้เป็นรอยแหว่ง
Turkish: kırmak
Ukrainian: надколювати
Vietnamese: vô tình làm vỡ vụn
All related terms of 'chip'
V-chip
a device within a television set that allows the set to be programmed not to receive transmissions that have been classified as containing sex , violence , or obscene language
chip in
When a number of people chip in , each person gives some money so that they can pay for something together.
blue chip
Blue chip stocks and shares are an investment which are considered fairly safe to invest in while also being profitable .
chip log
a log for determining a vessel's speed , consisting of a wooden chip tossed overboard at the end of a line that is marked off in lengths of 47 feet 3 inches ; the speed is calculated by counting the number of such intervals that pass overboard in a 28-second interval
chip pan
a deep pan for frying potato chips , etc
chip shop
A chip shop is a shop which sells hot food such as fish and chips, fried chicken , sausages , and meat pies . The food is cooked in the shop and people take it away to eat at home or in the street .
chip shot
a short approach shot to the green, esp one that is lofted
corn chip
a thin, crisp piece of snack food made from cornmeal
log chip
the chip of a chip log
RAM chip
a microchip that when plugged in to a computer provides extra memory
SIMM chip
single in-line memory module : a type of circuit board in a computer that adds memory
chip-based
(of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
chip basket
a wire basket for holding potato chips , etc, while frying in deep fat
chip heater
a domestic water heater that burns chips of wood
chip slicer
a machine or tool for cutting chips
chip wagon
a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
memory chip
In a computer, the memory chip is the microchip in which information is stored .
neural chip
a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
potato chip
Potato chips are very thin slices of potato that have been fried until they are hard , dry , and crisp .
virus chip
a glass slide embedded with viral DNA used in DNA sequencing to analyse the genetic makeup of viruses
computer chip
a small integrated circuit of a kind used in computers
silicon chip
A silicon chip is a very small piece of silicon inside a computer . It has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical or logical operations .
tortilla chip
Tortilla chips are thick crisps made from corn which are often served with dips such as salsa .
bargaining chip
In negotiations with other people, a bargaining chip is something that you are prepared to give up in order to obtain what you want .
chip and PIN
Chip and PIN is a method of paying for goods you have bought by using both a bank card and a PIN number.
chip away at
If you chip away at something such as an idea , a feeling, or a system, you gradually make it weaker or less likely to succeed by repeated efforts .
system on a chip
A system on a chip combines most of a system's elements on a single integrated circuit or chip.
chip and PIN card
a credit card that incorporates a microchip
chocolate chip cookie
a biscuit containing chips of chocolate
fish and chip shop
In Britain, a fish and chip shop is a shop which sells hot food such as fish and chips, fried chicken , sausages , and meat pies . The food is cooked in the shop and people take it away to eat at home or in the street .
a chip on your shoulder
a feeling of anger and resentment because you think that you have been treated unfairly in the past
chip off the old block
a person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour
chip on one's shoulder
an inclination to fight or quarrel
a chip off the old block
If you describe someone as a chip off the old block , you mean that they are just like one of their parents in character or behaviour.
a chip on one's shoulder
If you say that someone has a chip on their shoulder , you think that they feel inferior or that they believe they have been treated unfairly.
have a chip on one's shoulder
to be aggressively sensitive about a particular thing or bear a grudge