chip Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
noun a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
noun a piece of dried bovine dung
cow dung; buffalo chip; cow chip.
noun a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Saratoga chip; potato chip; crisp.
noun a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
check.
noun a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
poker chip.
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
silicon chip; microchip; micro chip; microprocessor chip.
noun (golf) a low running approach shot
chip shot.
noun the act of chipping something
splintering; chipping.
verb break off (a piece from a whole)
break away; chip off; break off; come off.
- Her tooth chipped
verb cut a nick into
nick.
verb play a chip shot
verb form by chipping
- They chipped their names in the stone
verb break a small piece off from
knap; cut off; break off.
- chip the glass
- chip a tooth

Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. Chop to cut.

imperfect & past participle Chipped ; present participle & verbal noun Chipping

To cut small pieces from; to diminsh or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. Shak.
To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.
To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.

A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.
A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.
One of the counters used in poker and other games.
(Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.