Meaning & Definition of Chip in English
English⟶
Chip
/ʧɪp/
noun
1. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- "A bit of rock caught him in the eye"
synonym:
- bit,
- chip,
- flake,
- fleck,
- scrap
2. A triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
synonym:
- chip
3. A piece of dried bovine dung
synonym:
- chip,
- cow chip,
- cow dung,
- buffalo chip
4. A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
synonym:
- chip,
- crisp,
- potato chip,
- Saratoga chip
5. A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
synonym:
- check,
- chip
6. A small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
synonym:
- chip,
- poker chip
7. Electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
synonym:
- chip,
- microchip,
- micro chip,
- silicon chip,
- microprocessor chip
8. (golf) a low running approach shot
synonym:
- chip,
- chip shot
9. The act of chipping something
synonym:
- chip,
- chipping,
- splintering
verb
1. Break off (a piece from a whole)
- "Her tooth chipped"
synonym:
- chip,
- chip off,
- come off,
- break away,
- break off
2. Cut a nick into
synonym:
- nick,
- chip
3. Play a chip shot
synonym:
- chip
4. Form by chipping
- "They chipped their names in the stone"
synonym:
- chip
5. Break a small piece off from
- "Chip the glass"
- "Chip a tooth"
synonym:
- chip,
- knap,
- cut off,
- break off