noun1. 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 chipped16. 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