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chip at
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | chip at - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"carvechisel - carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"engrave, inscribe, grave, scratch - carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"engrave, etch - carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"knap, break off, chip, cut off - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" |
chip at
chip (away) at (something)1. Literally, to break off fragments of something. We won't be able to move this huge rock until we chip at it and make it smaller.2. By extension, to complete small, incremental portions of a task. I knew I wouldn't be able to write 50 pages in one night, so I've been chipping away at this paper for a few weeks.See also: chipchip (away) at somethingto break off tiny pieces of something little by little. The mason chipped away at the bricks. He chipped at the block of marble gently.See also: chipchip at
Synonyms for chip atverb engrave or cut by chipping away at a surfaceSynonymsRelated Words- chisel
- engrave
- inscribe
- grave
- scratch
- etch
- cut
- knap
- break off
- chip
- cut off
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