chip

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If a small flake of your purple nail polish breaks off, you might describe it as a chip, or a tiny piece. You might also say, "Shoot, I always seem to chip my nails."

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To cut small pieces from; to diminsh or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.

Noun
the act of chipping something

Noun
a low running approach shot

Noun
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

Noun
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

Noun
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

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Noun
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

Noun
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Noun
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

Noun
a piece of dried bovine dung

Verb
cut a nick into

Verb
break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"

Verb
break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"

Verb
form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"

Verb
play a chip shot

v. t.
To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.

v. t.
To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.

v. t.
To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.

v. i.
To break or fly off in small pieces.

n.
A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.

n.
A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.

n.
Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.

n.
Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.

n.
One of the counters used in poker and other games.

n.
The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.

Chip

Chip , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chipped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chipping.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. Chop to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminsh or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. Shak. 2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery. 3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]

Chip

Chip, v. i. To break or fly off in small pieces.

Chip

Chip, n. 1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument. 2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece. 3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets. 4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously. 5. One of the counters used in poker and other games. 6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line. Buffalo chips. See under Buffalo. -- Chip ax, a small ax for chipping timber into shape. -- Chip bonnet, Chip hat, a bonnet or a hat made of Chip. See Chip, n., 3. -- A chip off the old block, a child who resembles either of his parents. [Colloq.] Milton.- Potato chips, Saratoga chips, thin slices of raw potato fried crisp.

To cut small pieces from; to diminsh or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.

To break or fly off in small pieces.

A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.

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Usage Examples

I'm a big potato chip girl. I don't like chocolate and cakes and all that, but I have to have my potato chips. I've got bags in the back of my car right now! But I never beat myself up about it, because, look: You can't give up every damn thing. You need something in your life that you like just because you like it!

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