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单词 to chip in
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to chip in
to chip in
1. transitive. Australian and New Zealand Agriculture. To bury or cover (seed, etc.) by turning the soil over with a harrow. Cf. main sense 6.
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1802 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales II. ii. 18 Some..too idle and dissipated to hoe and properly prepare the ground for seed, have carelessly thrown the grain over the old stubble, and afterwards chipped it in, as they termed it, going lightly over the ground with a hoe, and barely covering the seed.
1846 C. J. Pharazyn Jrnl. 24 Oct. (MS., Alexander Turnbull Libr., Wellington, N.Z.) 61 Sowed 4 rods more barley chipped it in after dusk.
1927 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) 7 Dec. 2/6 Chipping in the year's crop was certainly no child's play.
2013 Northern Daily Leader (Tamworth) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 13 The cotton chipper, a 34-year-old Sydney man, collapsed while chipping in a cotton crop near Wee Waa.
2. Originally U.S.
a. intransitive. To contribute money; to make a contribution to or for a cause or fund.
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society > trade and finance > payment > contribution > contribute [verb (intransitive)]
contributea1610
club1655
to club together1840
slump1849
to chip in1861
1861 Winsted (Connecticut) Herald 22 Nov. 2/2 An idea seems very generally to prevail that the printer should ‘chip in’ to every charitable and religious operation within a circuit sometimes uncomfortably large.
1903 N.Y. Sun 15 Nov. Nevertheless they all chipped in for the benefit of Simpson's widow and little child next day.
1953 P. Frankau Winged Horse iv. 280 David will know somebody who can chip in.
2014 T. McCulloch Stillman 200 I was free to stay for as long as I wanted, so long as I chipped in for the rent.
b. intransitive. In extended use: to help or assist; to lend a hand.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (intransitive)]
help?c1225
to shove at the cart1421
supply1446
assist?1518
to lend a hand (or a helping hand)1598
to hold handc1600
to put to one's hand (also hands)1603
seconda1609
subminister1611
to give (lend) a lift1622
to lay (a) hand1634
to give a hand1682
to bear a hand1710
to chip in1872
1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It l. 356 I'll be there, and chip in and help, too.
1890 Boys of Eng. 21 Feb. 142/3 One day Frank came upon a man fighting odds, and he ‘chipped in’ and helped him out, simply upon the principle of helping the weaker in a fight.
1934 Suwannee Echoes 16 Nov. 7/1 Let's all chip in this week-end and complete the court.
1994 P. Baker Blood Posse v. 50 Some of the neighbors chipped in and helped us clean up the broken glass.
2015 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 14 Sept. My two siblings and I were expected to chip in when my parents were cooking—whether it was peeling carrots or helping to sun-dry tomatoes.
c. transitive. To contribute (money) to a cause or fund.
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1873 N.Y. Evangelist 14 Aug. 4/6 Some of our rich men ought to chip in that extra six thousand dollars.
1908 S. E. White Riverman ix. 80 Why, there isn't a man on that river who doesn't chip in five or ten dollars when a man is hurt or killed.
1997 Daily Mail 27 Mar. 78/1 The English Cricket Board is planning a multi-sponsor approach to the World Cup with eight backers each chipping in between £2m and £3m.
2020 @drilanbz 4 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 20 Oct. 2021) Just won a Saturday afternoon pub quiz with this lot! Everyone chipped in a few quid and we're donating the winnings to support the amazing work of @RainbowTrustCC.
3.
a. intransitive. To interrupt or intrude on a conversation by making a remark; to contribute to a discussion.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > interpose in a conversation
to cut in1830
chime in1838
to chip in1869
to tune in1912
1869 B. Harte in Overland Monthly Mar. 284/2 Just you chip in, Say you knew Flynn.
1870 Flag of our Union 1 Jan. 16/4 Dugood chipped in as follows.
1888 Star 12 Dec. 3/3 Justice Smith here chipped in with the remark that counsel..had not curtailed their cross-examination.
1939 J. Cannan They rang up Police (1999) 20 That poisonous Albert Funge appeared and chipped in. He was awfully rude.
2009 A. T. Nwaubani I do not come to you by Chance (2010) xxviii. 212 The driver of the hired car overheard our conversation and chipped in.
b. transitive. To utter (a remark) that contributes to or interrupts a conversation. Frequently with direct speech or clause as object.
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the mind > language > speech > interruption > interrupt (speech) [verb (transitive)] > interpose
interpone1523
interpose1605
to throw in1630
to edge in1683
to put in1693
interject1791
interjaculate1853
to drag in (into)1868
to chip in1872
interpolate1881
1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It xlvii. 336 Pard, he was a great loss to this town. It would please the boys if you could chip in something like that and do him justice.
1886 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 24 Dec. The most offensive form of the beast known as a chump is the kind who..chips in that the adviser ‘wants to be mayor’.
1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 271 Madam, let me chip in a word.
2014 S. Dharmapala Saree (2015) 450 ‘Ain't it strange? The boy burnt his legs with hot water and now they're using a hot pool to cure him,’ Sharon chipped in.
4. Cards.Cf. sense 11.
a. intransitive. To put a chip or sum of money into play, esp. as a means of entering into a game; to stake a chip or sum of money.
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1876 B. Harte Gabriel Conroy xxxvii in Scribner's Monthly May 45/2 You've jest cut up thet rough with my higher emotions thet there ain't enough left to chip in on a ten-cent ante.
1884 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 9 Nov. 7/3 The dealer..deals one card to each player who has chipped in, face down, then another card, face up.
1973 R. Harbin Waddington's Family Card Games 96 All players ‘chip in’ before the deal, usually one chip.
2021 @vizz504 27 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 10 June 2021) It's like everyone at the casino chipping in to call one rich dude's bluff in poker. Lol.
b. transitive. To put (a chip or sum of money) into play, esp. as a means of entering into a game; to stake (a chip or sum of money).
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > gamble at a game [verb (transitive)] > stake something in game
play?a1425
hazard1529
stoopc1555
to stake down1565
prizea1592
stake1591
gamble1813
buck1851
chip1857
to chip in1892
1892 W. J. Florence Gentleman's Handbk. Poker 158 Every time my callow friend won a pot he put the silver and bills in his pocket and would chip in the stuff as he needed it.
1935 G. L. Kaufman It's about Time 58 Each player chips in an equal amount.
1999 W. M. Craighead All Ahead Full (2004) xv. 119 We all chipped in our meager ante of a nickel, and then the dealer dealt the cards.
5. intransitive. Golf. To chip the ball into the hole (cf. sense 12b). Cf. chip-in n.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > play golf [verb (intransitive)] > types of stroke
putt1690
approach1887
duff1890
to drive the green1892
hack1893
sclaff1893
press1897
chip1903
bolt1909
to chip in1914
double-bogey1952
bogey1977
1914 Scotsman 22 June 6/3 Vardon chipped in at the long twelfth after his partner had missed a short putt and obtained a half.
1921 C. Evans Chick Evans' Golf Bk. x. 128 I holed an approach on the eighth for a 3, and chipped in again for a 2 on the tenth.
1978 Times 14 Feb. 8/3 After shanking a sand wedge, he used the same club to chip in from 70ft.
2006 S. Lyle To Fairway Born (2007) vii. 120 Seve chipped in for an eagle three.
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