chip

/tʃip/
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chip

A child eats a potato chip from a red bag.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A small piece broken or cut off from a hard material: A fragment that has come away from a larger object, such as wood, stone, or glass.
    • A mark or flaw left where such a small piece has broken away: A place on an object where a small piece is missing.
    • A thin, crisp slice of food, typically potato, fried until crunchy: A common snack food.
    • A small disk used as a counter, especially in gambling: A token representing money in games like poker.
    • A tiny piece of semiconductor material carrying an integrated circuit: A microchip; the central component of electronic devices.
    • A short, lofted golf shot: A low approach shot to the green.
    • (Informal) A piece of dried dung.

  2. Verb:

    • To break a small piece off from the edge or surface of something: To cause a fragment to detach, often accidentally.
    • To shape or engrave by breaking off small pieces: To work on a hard material like stone or wood by chipping.
    • To play a chip shot in golf: To hit the ball with a short, lofted stroke.
    • (Of a material) To become damaged by losing a small fragment: To break at the edge.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • There was a chip in the edge of the plate. (A small piece was missing from the plate.)
    • He ate a bag of potato chips. (He ate fried potato slices.)
    • The poker player pushed all his chips into the center. (He bet all his gambling tokens.)
    • The computer's processor is a powerful chip. (The integrated circuit is powerful.)

  • Verb:

    • Be careful not to chip the paint. (Be careful not to break off a piece of the paint.)
    • The sculptor chipped away at the marble block. (The sculptor shaped the marble by removing small pieces.)
    • She chipped the ball onto the green. (She played a short golf shot onto the green.)
    • The porcelain vase chips easily. (The vase is prone to breaking at the edges.)
Advanced Usage

  • "A chip off the old block": A person who closely resembles a parent in character or abilities.

    • He's a great mechanic, a real chip off the old block. (He is very similar to his skilled father.)

  • "To have a chip on one's shoulder": To be habitually angry, defensive, or resentful, often due to a sense of inferiority or past grievance.

    • He's always arguing; he seems to have a chip on his shoulder. (He seems to carry a grudge and is easily provoked.)

  • "When the chips are down": When a situation is critical or at its most difficult point.

    • You can rely on her when the chips are down. (You can count on her in a crisis.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Microchip (n): A very small chip, especially an integrated circuit.
    • The pet has a microchip for identification.
  • Chippy (adj, informal): Easily irritated or aggressive.
    • He was feeling tired and chippy.
  • Chipping (n): The act or result of breaking off small pieces; also, small fragments collectively.
    • The path was covered in gravel and stone chippings.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Fragment, shard, splinter, flake, token, microchip, crisp (UK for potato chip).
  • Verb: Nick, crack, splinter, flake, engrave.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Chip in:
    • To contribute money to a joint fund.
      • Everyone chipped in to buy a gift.
    • To interrupt a conversation with a comment.
      • He chipped in with a useful suggestion.
  • Chip away at:
    • To remove small pieces gradually.
      • He chipped away at the ice on the windshield.
    • To gradually and persistently reduce or undermine something.
      • The investigation chipped away at his credibility.
Related Idioms
  • "Cash in one's chips": To die; or to convert one's assets into cash, especially after a success.
    • After winning the tournament, he decided to cash in his chips and retire.
  • "Let the chips fall where they may": To allow events to happen without trying to control the outcome.
    • I've told the truth; now I'll let the chips fall where they may.
  • "Blue chip": Denoting companies or stocks considered to be a reliable investment.
    • She invests only in blue-chip stocks.
chip

A child eats a potato chip from a red bag.

Noun
  1. the act of chipping something
  2. (golf) a low running approach shot
  3. electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
  4. a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
  5. a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
  6. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
  7. a piece of dried bovine dung
  8. a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
  9. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    • a bit of rock caught him in the eye
Verb
  1. break a small piece off from
    • chip the glass
    • chip a tooth
  2. form by chipping
    • They chipped their names in the stone
  3. play a chip shot
  4. cut a nick into
  5. break off (a piece from a whole)
    • Her tooth chipped

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