chip1 nounchip2 verb
chipchip1 /tʃɪp/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINchip1
Origin:
Old English cipp, cyp ‘small piece of wood’, from Latin cippus ‘sharp post’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- chips and guacamole dip
- Chips of plaster littered the floor of the lobby.
- After the decorators had left there were chips of plaster all over the lobby.
- fish and chips
- Wood chips covered the floor in the carpenter's workshop.
- A large number of young men reported eating white bread, chips, meat pies and sweets regularly.
- Ed instructed us how to approach our chips.
- Guiltless Gourmet Baked Not Fried tortilla chips.
- Her blue eyes narrowed to marble chips.
- Inmos Transputers are unique because they combine a processor, communications links and memory on a single chip.
- The company expects the early versions of the chip will go into low-end desktop computers primarily sold outside the United States.
- The process uses small chips of carbon to adsorb the gold dissolved in solution.
Longman Language Activatorto be like your mother, father, grandfather etc
to have a very similar character to your mother, father, grandfather etc: · You're like your grandmother -- obstinate and determined.just/exactly like somebody: · You and your dad - you're exactly like each other in temperament.
to have a very similar appearance to your mother, father, grandfather etc: · My sister looks like my dad, but I look more like my mother.· Who does the baby look like?just/exactly like: · You look just like your sister - I would've known you anywhere.
to be like your mother, father, grandfather etc, especially in character: · Aunt Arabella is very stubborn. Kim takes after her in that respect.· He spends a lot of time trying to dispel the myth that he takes after his famous, alcoholic father.
informal to be like your mother, father, grandfather etc in character or behaviour, used especially when talking about a good characteristic: · "That daughter of yours has a great sense of humour." "Yes, I like to think she's a chip off the old block!"
a small piece of something bigger a small piece of something bigger, such as cloth, dishes, or building materials. that has been broken or torn: · The bullet had pierced the bone, leaving behind fragments which the surgeon was unable to remove.fragment of: · He was piecing together torn fragments of a letter.· The excavation of a Roman town house revealed fragments of a mosaic floor.
a very small piece of something such as paper, cloth, or food that is no longer useful or needed: · The birds would eat any leftover food scraps.scrap of: · He scribbled a note on an old scrap of paper.· This quilt was lovingly made from scraps of material.
an extremely small, thin, and sharp piece of something such as wood, glass, or metal that was formed when the wood, glass, or metal was broken: · The doctor removed the small steel splinters that had lodged themselves in my leg in the explosion.splinter of: · The window smashed and splinters of glass flew everywhere.· She sucked so hard that she drew the splinter of wood out of her finger.
a small, irregularly-shaped piece of something such as wood or stone that remains after someone has been cutting or working with the wood or stone: · Wood chips covered the floor in the carpenter's workshop.chip of: · After the decorators had left there were chips of plaster all over the lobby.
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
fish and chips a bag of chips a bag of potato chips the age of the silicon chipCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fish and chips a bag of chips a bag of potato chips the age of the silicon chip (=very small pieces of chocolate)· vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips
· Why don't we stop off for some fish and chips on the way home?
(=small rough pieces)· Fish are smoked slowly over wood chips.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Many blue chip companies use team-based competitions with a series of mental and physical challenges.· Metal, paper and chemical makers were among the leading gainers, helping blue chips to an impressive advance.· Second line shares, along with blue chips, were in festive spirit.· The index of blue chip stocks gained 159. 70 for the week.· The Nasdaq's overnight gains sparked strong demand for electronic blue chips.· That proved a bonanza in 1995, when blue chips were market leaders.· Zurich: Selected blue chips saw high turnover as shares firmed across the board.· Meanwhile, non-tech, blue chip losses were widespread.
· For dessert, cover lime sherbet with a blanket of chocolate chips or chocolate sandwich cookie chunks.· Butter is the dominant flavor of these crisp, delicate cookies dotted with tiny raisins which look like chocolate chips.· By hand, stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.· Valerie Hermreck brings a batch of warm-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies to her husband and children.· Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips over batter.· Remove from heat and add chocolate chips and marshmallow cream, stirring until melted.· In small saucepan, combine condensed milk and chocolate chips to make filling.· The days of the simple sugar cookie or the basic chocolate chip are gone.
· Guiltless Gourmet Baked Not Fried tortilla chips.· Serve with baked tortilla chips, baked chicken or fish.· Jim found a seat, and soon the party had settled down to tortilla chips, salsa, menus and conversation.· Top with a small mound of tortilla chips and serve at once.
NOUN· The City also wants to take it easier after yesterday's barrage of trading statements from blue chip companies.· Last year, soaring demand for computer products helped the majority of computer, software and chip companies post stellar earnings.· Many blue chip companies use team-based competitions with a series of mental and physical challenges.· Some interesting manufacturing articles coupled with a number of visits to blue chip companies helped considerably: we were not alone!· We are very good at supplying international blue chip companies who are brand leaders in their fields.
· B then makes some computer chips and sells them to D, a trade supplier.· Fox and hockey officials refused to put a price tag on a regulation puck stuffed with computer chips.· Intel, the world's largest maker of computer chips, posted a 76 % drop in profits for the second quarter.· Intel, the leading computer chip maker, said first-quarter revenues would be 25 % below the previous quarter.· Dallas is the birthplace of the computer chip, the chicken fajita and the frozen margarita.· This is a factory, more than 100 years old, which produces silicone for steel production and computer chips.
· I buy my six-pack and some chocolate chip cookies.· Valerie Hermreck brings a batch of warm-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies to her husband and children.
· Intel, the leading computer chip maker, said first-quarter revenues would be 25 % below the previous quarter.· The chip maker said it expects to report disappointing results for its fiscal third quarter ending Dec. 31.· Memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. fell as much as 2 1 / 8 to 30 7 / 8.
· Most of the costs of producing a memory chip are fixed, because of the elaborate factories and equipment needed.· Unlike other memory chips, flash does not lose the stored contents when the computer is disconnected from a power supply.· All told, demand for memory chips fell more than 16% in 1990.· Overproduction of memory chips led to plunging prices.· No word on who is supplying the memory chips.· In your computer, the stockroom is the main bank of memory chips, and your processor is the line of customers.
· Kitchen Hazards Never leave a chip pan unattended; better still, replace it with a thermostatically-controlled deep fryer.· Fat fire: A Stockton man needed hospital treatment for burns to his hands after a chip pan fire.· With fresh water in the chip pan and a clean brush palette, I got started.
· It was a strange supper - tomatoes, potato chips, dried fruit and cake.· They're as addicting as potato chips.· A till was hurled out into the cheering crowd, followed by burgers, potato chips and furniture.· I miss things like potato chips and junk food.· The man returned to exchange the fudge for potato chips.· You can buy cigarettes, potato chips, Ravens pennants, Styrofoam ice chests and snow shovels.· Could one call Caesars the potato chip of the salad world?· See, e-mail is a baked potato chip as opposed to a greasy, fried one.
· The Parkgate takeaway was declared the region's top chip shop in a competition we ran in 1990.· It was half a mile to the chip shop, so you had to get a head start.· An application has been made to establish a hot food shop adjacent to the chip shop.· It seemed inevitable after this that he should take himself to the nearest fish and chip shop to eat his supper.· Also, the fish and chip shop remains.· The worst pollution is at sites near outlets from industrial potato washing units and fish and chip shops.· More than once I had gone down to the phone outside the chip shop at Annick Water.· In the fish and chip shop Charles noticed that his order was wrapped in a copy of the Sun.
· With modern technology many thousands of bistables can be formed on one silicon chip.· Today computer networks and intricate silicon chips are grown too.· But nuclear power brought nuclear warheads, plastics brought pollution, and the silicon chip promises unemployment for some people.· Complexity poured into the artificial medium of machines and silicon chips will only be in further flux.
· They consist of two layers of paper with wood chips sandwiched between them, and are ideal for hiding minor wall irregularities.· A wood chip plant will be closed for six months beginning this next week, they said.· Charcoal, wood chips, coconut shells and maize cobs are the only practical fuels at the moment.· Dunes of wood chips and mountains of logs rose even with the hillsides that hedged in the valley.· Pulp the raw material used in paper making consisting mainly of wood chips, rags or other fibres.· And especially if wood or wood chips from those trees are used for fuel.· We wander down the paths the students have created and lined with wood chips.· The wood chips parted against the bow.
VERB· His attitude-as well as those of other old partners-toward the firm changed once he had cashed in his chips.· Maybe they should cash in chips now.
· Where could they eat steak and chips, buy their favourite drink, or be entertained?· The kids eat popcorn and chips and play in back.· If you have to eat a cold chip, you're better off with an old-fashioned greasy one.· Laskowski looked away when they ate chips or spirited them out to Nathan.· They all trooped in, eating their fish and chips, and clustered around the bed.· What John did was eat fish and chips.· The person who ate fish and chips was John.· Fish is what John ate - and chips.
· Most of the costs of producing a memory chip are fixed, because of the elaborate factories and equipment needed.· The stencils are sold to companies which use them to produce semiconductor chips.· The plant, which currently produces 486 chips, was built to make the 5K86 and more advanced processors.
· SuperSparc, on the other hand, can be used in a single chip configuration.· But few other firms used the Motorola chip and the AViiON sold slowly.· The 4013 i.c. contains two independent bistables so a 2-bit latch may be made using only one chip.· The process uses small chips of carbon to adsorb the gold dissolved in solution.· Convex Computer Corp is expected to reveal the fruits of its work with Hewlett-Packard using the PA-RISC chip early this week.· For example, the 6x686-P200 system I tested uses a Cyrix chip with a clock speed of 166 megahertz.· Auspex itself uses the Sparc chip for its own version of the product.· It is important to use sour pickle chips, as this is what gives the burger its distinctive taste.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blue-chip companies/shares etc
1food [usually plural] a)British English a long thin piece of potato cooked in oil SYN French fry American English: - "That daughter of yours has a great sense of humour." "Yes, I like to think she's a chip off the old block!"
- Is not this subject wholly appropriate for the Minister, because his Government have had their chips?
- The Doyle kid has had a chip on his shoulder ever since his mom and dad divorced.
- In some cases folks are just mad and have a chip on their shoulder.
- When the chips were down, you felt he could handle the situation.
- As you know, when the chips are down Leslie Bence comes out fighting.
- It is disappointing to find that, when the chips are down, your paper is no better than the rest.
- The implication, they fear, is that when the chips are down it is only rational human beings that really matter.
- Old Bill Fisher finally cashed in his chips last week.
- His attitude-as well as those of other old partners-toward the firm changed once he had cashed in his chips.
fish and chips a bag of chips b)American English a thin flat round piece of food such as potato cooked in very hot oil and eaten cold SYN crisp British English: a bag of potato chips2computer a small piece of silicon that has a set of complicated electrical connections on it and is used to store and process information in computers: the age of the silicon chip chip technology3piece a small piece of wood, stone, metal etc that has been broken off something: Wood chips covered the floor of the workshop. a chocolate chip cookie (=one that contains small pieces of chocolate)4mark a small hole or mark on a plate, cup etc where a piece has broken offchip in There’s a chip in this bowl.5have a chip on your shoulder to easily become offended or angry because you think you have been treated unfairly in the past6when the chips are down spoken in a serious or difficult situation, especially one in which you realize what is really true or important: When the chips are down, you’ve only got yourself to depend on.7be a chip off the old block informal to be very similar to your mother or father in appearance or character8game [usually plural] a small flat coloured piece of plastic used in games such as poker or blackjack to represent a particular amount of money9sport (also chip shot, chip kick) a hit in golf, or a kick in football or rugby, that makes the ball go high into the air for a short distance10have had your chips British English informal to be in a situation in which you no longer have any hope of improvement → blue-chip, → cash in your chips at cash inchip1 nounchip2 verb
chipchip2 ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle chipped, present participle chipping) VERB TABLE
chip
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | chip |
| he, she, it | chips | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | chipped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have chipped |
| he, she, it | has chipped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had chipped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will chip |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have chipped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am chipping |
| he, she, it | is chipping | |
| you, we, they | are chipping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was chipping |
| you, we, they | were chipping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been chipping |
| he, she, it | has been chipping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been chipping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be chipping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been chipping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He fell off his bike and chipped his front tooth.
- If you don't load the dishwasher right, it might chip some of the cups.
- She tried to chip the ice off the windshield.
- The ball hit him in the face and chipped a tooth.
- He chipped on calmly and got his par-4.
- He could chip his golf ball with precision and was an astute reader of tricky greens, especially on long putts.
- In December he agreed that he would chip in the same amount.
- Last week the defence minister, Sabahattin Cakmakog, chipped in.
- Parents, pupils and staff all chipped in to help collect the cash for a new bus for Eastbourne school.
- They bring a back over some times to chip a guy.
Longman Language Activatorto break a piece from the main part of something
to break off a piece of something: break off something: · She broke off a bit of bread and dipped it in the soup.break something off: · When the dough is chilled, break pieces of the dough off with your fingers, and roll into small balls.break something off something: · Break a leaf off the bush, rub it between your fingers, and smell the lemony scent.
to accidentally break off a small piece from the edge of something, such as a cup, plate, or piece of wood: · He fell off his bike and chipped his front tooth.· If you don't load the dishwasher right, it might chip some of the cups.
when several people give some of the total money needed to give some of the money that is needed to pay for something: contribute to: · I'd like to thank all of you who contributed to the hospital appeal.contribute something to/towards something: · My parents said they would contribute something towards the cost of my driving lessons.
to give an amount of money that when added to money given by other people, can be used to pay for something useful: · If we all make a contribution, we'll be able to get him something really nice.make a contribution to/towards: · Several local businesses have made contributions towards our new school bus.
to collect money from each of the people in a group, especially in order to buy something for someone: · They had a collection at the bar and they raised over $80.have a collection for: · We're having a collection for Jane's birthday present.
informal if everyone in a group chips in an amount of money, they each give an amount so that they can pay for something together: · We all chipped in to pay for the food and wine.· When Mona retired, all her co-workers chipped in and bought her a lovely dinner service. chip in with: · Electronics firm Compol chipped in with over $20,000.
British /give toward something American to give part of the money needed to pay for something: pay/give something towards something: · I don't mind paying something towards Samantha's wedding present.· She feels it's partly her fault the TV's broken, so she's ready to pay $50 toward a new one.pay/give towards something: · Although students receive government grants, parents are still expected to pay towards living costs.
British informal if a group of people have a whip-round , everyone in the group immediately gives some money in order to buy something with the total amount that is collected: · It's Sally's birthday tomorrow. We'd better have a whip-round so we can get her a present.
to reduce something gradually to gradually reduce the amount or value of something, especially money, wages, or profits over a period of time: · Over the years, the value of our savings and investments has been eroded by inflation.gradually/steadily erode: · High interest rates can gradually erode profit margins.
if costs, rising prices, etc eat into the amount of money you have, they reduce its value: · Rising rents and travel expenses simply eat into any pay rise that nurses might get.· Theft from offices and factories eats into company profits.
to reduce the amount of something to a level that is too low: · Over the last few years, rainforests have been steadily depleted.· He knew that the area's rich plant life had been severely depleted by the huge herds of cows grazing the land.· CFC is just one chemical that depletes the ozone layer.
to gradually reduce the strength of something by repeated small amounts: · High interest rates can chip away at your profits.· The group continues to campaign for the rights of disabled people, chipping away at old prejudices.
to reduce something by small amounts over a period of time, so that the final effect is very serious: whittle away at: · Congress is whittling away at our civil liberties.whittle away something: · Inflation has been whittling away the value of state pensions for the last fifteen years.whittle something away: · Lawmakers have gradually whittled the program's funding away over the last few years.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY United scored just before half-time when Adcock cleverly chipped the ball over the keeper.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
United scored just before half-time when Adcock cleverly chipped the ball over the keeper. (=very small pieces of chocolate)· vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips
· Why don't we stop off for some fish and chips on the way home?
(=small rough pieces)· Fish are smoked slowly over wood chips.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· He beat Rush and when tackled chipped the ball behind the line and followed up to score.· He could chip his golf ball with precision and was an astute reader of tricky greens, especially on long putts.
· They don't peel potatoes, chip them and then deep-fry them; they buy frozen oven chips instead.· Dinner was usually fried meat and pasty potatoes thrown on a chipped plate.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blue-chip companies/shares etc
1accidentally break (something) [intransitive, transitive] if you chip something, or if it chips, a small piece of it breaks off accidentally: - Old Bill Fisher finally cashed in his chips last week.
- His attitude-as well as those of other old partners-toward the firm changed once he had cashed in his chips.
Gary fell and chipped one of his front teeth. He chipped a bone in his knee and was carried off the pitch. These plates chip really easily.chip off The paint had chipped off the gate.2remove something [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove something, especially something hard that is covering a surface, by hitting it with a tool so that small pieces break off: Archaeologists were carefully chipping away at the rock. Chip out the plaster with a steel chisel.3sport [transitive] to hit a golf ball or kick a football or a rugby ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distance: United scored just before half-time when Adcock cleverly chipped the ball over the keeper.4potatoes [transitive] British English to cut potatoes into thin pieces ready to be cooked in hot oil5microchip [transitive] British English to put a microchip in an animal, person, or thing to identify or give information about themchip away at something phrasal verb to gradually make something less effective or destroy it: Writers such as Voltaire and Diderot were chipping away at the foundations of society. Fears about the future chipped away at her sense of well-being.chip in phrasal verb1to interrupt a conversation by saying something that adds more detailchip in with Other committee members chipped in with suggestions. ‘It won’t be easy,’ Jeff chipped in. I’d just like to chip in, Bill, if I might.2if each person in a group chips in, they each give a small amount of money so that they can buy something together: We all chipped in to buy Amy a graduation present.chip in (with) something Fifty-two people in the music industry each chipped in $250 apiece.