chip | |
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 | |