verb break off (a piece from a whole).
— synonyms: chip_off, come_off, break_away, break_off
verb cut a nick into.
— synonyms: nick
verb play a chip shot.
verb form by chipping.
verb break a small piece off from.
— synonyms: knap, cut_off, break_off
noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole.
— synonyms: bit, flake, fleck, scrap
noun a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line.
noun a piece of dried bovine dung.
— synonyms: cow_chip, cow_dung, buffalo_chip
noun a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat.
— synonyms: crisp, potato_chip, Saratoga_chip
noun a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something.
— synonyms: check
noun a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling.
— synonyms: poker_chip
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.
— synonyms: microchip, micro_chip, silicon_chip, microprocessor_chip
noun (golf) a low running approach shot.
— synonyms: chip_shot
noun the act of chipping something.
— synonyms: chipping, splintering
Examples
“This cup has a chip in it.”
“Do you want sauce or mayonnaise on your chips?”
“The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.”