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Definition of Chip
1. Verb. Break off (a piece from a whole). "These glasses chip easily"; "Her tooth chipped"
Specialized synonyms: Flake, Flake Off, Peel, Peel Off, Exfoliate
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Derivative terms: Chipping
2. Noun. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole. "A bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Generic synonyms: Fragment
Specialized synonyms: Matchwood, Exfoliation, Scale, Scurf, Scurf, Sliver, Splinter
Derivative terms: Flake, Flakey, Flaky
3. Verb. Cut a nick into.
4. Noun. A triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line.
5. Verb. Play a chip shot.
6. Noun. A piece of dried bovine dung.
7. Verb. Form by chipping. "They chipped their names in the stone"
8. Noun. A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat.
Generic synonyms: Snack Food
Derivative terms: Crisp, Crisp, Crispy
9. Verb. Break a small piece off from. "They chip the glass tubes"; "Chip a tooth"
Generic synonyms: Cut
Also: Chip At
Derivative terms: Chipping
10. Noun. A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something.
11. Noun. A small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling.
12. 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.
Specialized synonyms: Biochip, Dna Chip, Gene Chip, Memory Chip, Microprocessor
Group relationships: Computer, Computing Device, Computing Machine, Data Processor, Electronic Computer, Information Processing System
Terms within: Integrated Circuit, Microcircuit
Generic synonyms: Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Unit
13. Noun. (golf) a low running approach shot.
Category relationships: Golf, Golf Game
Generic synonyms: Approach, Approach Shot
14. Noun. The act of chipping something.
Generic synonyms: Break, Breakage, Breaking
Derivative terms: Splinter
Definition of Chip
1. v. t. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.
2. v. i. To break or fly off in small pieces.
3. n. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.
Definition of Chip
1. Acronym. '''C'''hildren's '''H'''ealth '''I'''nsurance '''P'''rogram ¹
2. Noun. chromatin immunoprecipitation ¹
3. Proper noun. A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles. ¹
4. Noun. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. ¹
5. Noun. A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off. ¹
6. Noun. (games gambling) A token used in place of cash. ¹
7. Noun. (electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate. ¹
8. Noun. (electronics) A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices. ¹
9. Noun. (UK Ireland Australia and New Zealand) A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section; a french fry. ¹
10. Noun. (US NZ) A thin, crisp, baked piece of vegetable, usually potato. ¹
11. Noun. (sports) A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle. ¹
12. Noun. (curling) A takeout that hits a rock at an angle. ¹
13. Noun. A dried piece of dung used as fuel. ¹
14. Noun. (New Zealand northern) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit. ¹
15. Noun. (context: gastronomy) A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking. ¹
16. Verb. (transitive) To break into small pieces. ¹
17. Verb. (transitive) To break small pieces from. ¹
18. Verb. (transitive golf) To play a shot hitting the ball predominately upwards rather than forwards. ¹
19. Verb. (transitive automotive) to upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power. ¹
20. Verb. (intransitive) To become chipped. ¹
21. Verb. (intransitive card games often with "in") To ante (up). ¹
22. Verb. (transitive informal) To fit (an animal) with a microchip. ¹
23. Verb. (UK transitive often with "in") to contribute. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chip
1. to break a small piece from [v CHIPPED, CHIPPING, CHIPS]
Medical Definition of Chip
1. A small fragment resulting from breakage, cutting, or avulsion. Bone chips, small pieces of cancellous bone generally used to fill in bony defects and to promote reossification. (05 Mar 2000)