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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chip1 /tʃɪp/USA pronunciation n., v., chipped, chip•ping. n. [countable] - a small, slender piece, such as of wood, separated by chopping or breaking:Wood chips flew everywhere.
- Fooda very thin slice or small piece of food, candy, etc.:potato chips; chocolate chips
- a mark or flaw made by the breaking off of a small piece: This glass has a chip.
- Gamesa small round disk, used as a token for money in roulette, poker, etc.;
counter:He put all his chips on number fifteen. - ElectronicsAlso called microchip. a tiny slice of semiconducting material on which a transistor or an integrated circuit is formed:memory chips for computers.
- Food chips, [plural][Chiefly Brit.] French fries.
v. - [~ + object] to break off or gouge out (a bit): He chipped the paint off the wall.
- to cut or break a bit or fragment (from): [~ + object]to chip a tooth.[no object]My tooth chipped when I fell.
- [~ + object] to shape or produce by cutting or flaking away pieces: to chip a figure out of wood.
- chip in,
- [~ + in + object] to give as one's share;
contribute:We each chipped in five dollars. - [no object] to share a cost or burden by giving money, aid, or the like:Let's chip in on a birthday cake.
- [no object] to interrupt a conversation and add one's own remarks:Right in the middle of my talk someone chipped in.
Idioms- Idioms chip off the old block, a person who strongly resembles a parent:His son is a chip off the old block.
- Idioms have a chip on one's shoulder, to be constantly angry or ready to quarrel or fight.
- Idioms when the chips are down, when the need for support is greatest:This is one guy who'll help you when the chips are down.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chip1 (chip),USA pronunciation n., v., chipped, chip•ping. n. - a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- Fooda 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.
- Gamesany of the small round disks, usually of plastic or ivory, used as tokens for money in certain gambling games, as roulette or poker;
counter. - ElectronicsAlso called microchip. a 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. Cf. microprocessor.
- Jewelrya 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.
- Sport[Golf.]See chip shot.
- Sport[Tennis.]a softly sliced return shot with heavy backspin.
- Sound Reproductionthe strip of material removed by a recording stylus as it cuts the grooves in a record.
- Food chips, [Chiefly Brit.]French fries.
- Dialect Terms, Idioms 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.
- Dialect Terms, Idioms chip on one's shoulder, a disposition to quarrel:You will never make friends if you go around with a chip on your shoulder.
- Dialect Terms in the chips, [Slang.]wealthy;
rich:Don't look down on your old friends now that you're in the chips. - Dialect Terms, Idioms 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. v.t. - 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.
- Gamesto bet by means of chips, as in poker.
- Sport[Tennis.]to slice (a ball) on a return shot, causing it to have heavy backspin.
- Drugs, Slang Terms[Slang.]to take (a narcotic drug) occasionally, esp. only in sufficient quantity to achieve a mild euphoria.
- British Terms, Sport[Chiefly Brit. Sports.]to hit or kick (a ball) a short distance forward.
- British Termsto jeer or criticize severely;
deride; taunt. - British Terms[Australian.]to hoe;
harrow. v.i. - to break off in small pieces.
- Sport[Golf.]to make a chip shot.
- Dialect Terms chip in:
- to contribute money or assistance;
participate. - Gamesto 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.
- 1300–50; (noun, nominal) Middle English chip (compare Old English cipp plowshare, beam, i.e., piece cut off ); (verb, verbal) late Middle English chippen (compare Old English -cippian in forcippian to cut off ); akin to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch kippen to chip eggs, hatch
chip′pa•ble, adj. chip2 (chip),USA pronunciation v., chipped, chip•ping, n. v.i. - to utter a short chirping or squeaking sound;
cheep. n. - a short chirping or squeaking cry.
chip3 (chip),USA pronunciation n. [Wrestling.]- Sporta tricky or special method by which an opponent can be thrown.
- 1820–30; noun, nominal use of chip to trip up; cognate with German kippen to tip over, Old Norse kippa to pull
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chip /tʃɪp/ n - 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
- a shot, kick, etc, lofted into the air, esp over an obstacle or an opposing player's head, and travelling only a short distance
- 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
- NZ a container for soft fruit, made of thin sheets of wood; punnet
- cheap as chips ⇒ Brit informal inexpensive; good value
- chip off the old block ⇒ informal a person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour
- have a chip on one's shoulder ⇒ informal to be aggressively sensitive about a particular thing or bear a grudge
- have had one's chips ⇒ Brit informal to be defeated, condemned to die, killed, etc
- when the chips are down ⇒ informal at a time of crisis or testing
vb (chips, chipping, chipped)- to break small pieces from or become broken off in small pieces: will the paint chip?
- (transitive) to break or cut into small pieces: to chip ice
- (transitive) to shape by chipping
- to strike or kick (a ball) in a high arc
Etymology: Old English cipp (n), cippian (vb), of obscure originˈchipper n |