1. n. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
2. n. A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
This cup has a chip in it.
3. n. (games, gambling) A token used in place of cash.
4. n. (slang) A sovereign (qual, the coin).
5. n. (electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.
6. n. (electronics) A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices.
7. n. (Ireland) A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section; a french fry.
Do you want sauce or mayonnaise on your chips?
8. n. (US, Canada Australia and New Zealand especially in the plural) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, or sometimes another vegetable.
they made their own potato chips from scratch, he ate a tortilla chip, served with a side of apple chips
9. n. (sports) A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.
10. n. (curling) A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
11. n. A dried piece of dung used as fuel.
12. n. (New Zealand, northern) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.
13. n. (gastronomy) A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking.
chocolate chip
14. n. A small rectangle of colour printed on coated paper for colour selection and matching. A virtual equivalent in software applications.
15. n. (nautical) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
16. n. (historical) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
17. n. (archaic, derogatory) Anything dried up, withered, or without flavour.
18. n. (golf) A low shot that travels further along the ground than it does in the air.
19. v. To chop or cut into small pieces.
The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.
20. v. To break small pieces from.
Be careful not to chip the paint.
21. v. (transitive, sports) To play a shot hitting the ball predominantly upwards rather than forwards.
22. v. (transitive, sports) In association football, specifically, to play a shot on goal by kicking the ball in an arc, over the goalkeeper's reach. (Such shots are often played in a mostly horizontal direc
23. v. (transitive, automotive) to upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
24. v. (intransitive) To become chipped.
This varnish chips easily.
25. v. (intransitive, card games, often with "in") To ante (up).
26. v. (transitive, informal) To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
27. v. to contribute.
Everyone needs to chip in £1 for George's leaving collection
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