chip
1a 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 .Electronics. 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.: Compare microprocessor.
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. chip shot.
Tennis. a softly sliced return shot with heavy backspin.
the strip of material removed by a recording stylus as it cuts the grooves in a record.
chips, Chiefly British. French fries.
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. to bet by means of chips, as in poker.
Tennis. to slice (a ball) on a return shot, causing it to have heavy backspin.
Slang. to take (a narcotic drug) occasionally, especially only in sufficient quantity to achieve a mild euphoria.
Chiefly British Sports. to hit or kick (a ball) a short distance forward.
Australian. to hoe; harrow.
to break off in small pieces.
Golf. to make a chip shot.
chip in,
to contribute money or assistance; participate.
Games. to 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.
Idioms about chip
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.
chip on one's shoulder, a disposition to quarrel: You will never make friends if you go around with a chip on your shoulder.
Origin of chip
1Other words from chip
- chip·pa·ble, adjective
- un·chip·pa·ble, adjective
Words Nearby chip
Other definitions for chip (2 of 3)
a short chirping or squeaking cry.
Origin of chip
2Other definitions for chip (3 of 3)
a tricky or special method by which an opponent can be thrown.
Origin of chip
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How to use chip in a sentence
It suddenly occurred to her that she wanted a rum drink, and plantain chips, and to lose herself on a sweaty, packed dance floor.
We’re all fantasizing about post-covid dining now: “I just want someone to spill a beer on me” | Emily Heil | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostThis business has become a place where people take their kids after school to get a hot chocolate and a chocolate chip cookie.
Children are exposed to lead by paint chips found in homes built prior to 1978, contaminated soil and old lead pipes and fixtures.
Nearly half a million U.S. children missed out on lead tests in early 2020 | Aimee Cunningham | February 4, 2021 | Science NewsMazda just announced it might have to cut output by 34,000 units this year due to a lack of chips.
A silicon chip shortage is causing automakers to idle their factories | Jonathan M. Gitlin | February 4, 2021 | Ars TechnicaI’ll order the nachos but, like, really soak the chips in the queso.
Like drawing tattoos, sewing earmuffs, or fashioning model airplanes from old chip bags?
How a ‘Real Housewife’ Survives Prison: ‘I Don’t See [Teresa Giudice] Having a Cakewalk Here’ | Michael Howard | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLate former governors of NY, TX starred in a 1994 snack chip ad.
Mario Cuomo, Ann Richards Concede to Doritos | The Daily Beast Video | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCan you chip away at the distrust of the police among black people?
That victory for the tab became a bargaining chip in all future dealings with the superstar.
When he returned to challenge James in 2006, he was a celebrity with a chip on his shoulder.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy | Olivia Nuzzi | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"Here's a white pitcher, Jess," Violet called, holding up a perfect specimen with a tiny chip in its nose.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerIn such a sea the boat was tossed as if she were a chip; but the gale gave her speed, and speed gave her quick steering power.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneSo Roly dove into his pack, which lay unbound on the shore, and presently produced a fish-line wound around a chip.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. Thompson"Reckon they'll jest chip off all my feeturs 'fore they git done with me," he grinned, feeling of the wounded part.
Overland | John William De ForestHe was to go to Aberystwith College, and to become a preacher, and wear a black chip straw hat.
Mushroom Town | Oliver Onions
British Dictionary definitions for chip
/ (tʃɪp) /
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
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
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
NZ a container for soft fruit, made of thin sheets of wood; punnet
cheap as chips British 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 British informal to be defeated, condemned to die, killed, etc
when the chips are down informal at a time of crisis or testing
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
Origin of chip
1Derived forms of chip
- chipper, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for chip
[ chĭp ]
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Other Idioms and Phrases with chip
In addition to the idioms beginning with chip
- chip and dip
- chip in
- chip off the old block
- chip on one's shoulder
also see:
- cash in (one's chips)
- in the money (chips)
- let the chips fall where they may
- when the chips are down
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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