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Definition of Chip off
1. Verb. Break off (a piece from a whole). "These glasses chip off easily"; "Her tooth chipped"
Specialized synonyms: Flake, Flake Off, Peel, Peel Off, Exfoliate
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chip Off
Literary usage of Chip off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proud Mahaska, 1843-1900 by Semira Ann Hobbs Phillips (1900)
"... but now a tall, fine looking man, and people say is a veritable "chip off the
old block." He lives in Colorado and is engaged in railroading. ..."
2. Zulu-English dictionary by John William Colenso (1884)
"chip off for one another; divide equally one with another. ... Help or make to
chip off, &c. €EZU (U for Ulu), n. Splinter of wood, chip; ..."
3. How to Do Science Experiments with Children by Joan Bentley (2003)
"Label the top of the graph "A chip off the Old Potato." 2. Distribute an
investigation sheet and a potato icon to each student. 3. ..."
4. Diary of Caroline Cowles Richards: 1852-1872, Cananadaigua, N.Y. by Caroline Cowles Richards (1908)
"... and said John spoke a piece called "The Baron's Last Banquet," and had great
applause and it said he was "a chip off the old block. ..."
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