chip

1 of 2

noun

ˈchip

plural chips

: a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off

: a small piece of food: such as

(1)

: a small, thin, crisp, usually salty piece of food typically prepared by frying, baking, or drying

banana chips

especially : potato chip see also corn chip

(2)

: french fry

(3)

: a small often cone-shaped bit of food often used for baking

chocolate chips

: a small card displaying a paint color or a range of paint colors available for purchase

fabric swatches and paint chips

: something small, worthless, or trivial

: one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games

chips plural : money

—used especially in the phrase in the chips

The beginning was always characterized by careless haste in the expectation of landing in the chips,…

William Kittredge

: something valuable that can be used for advantage in negotiation or trade

a bargaining chip

: a piece of dried dung

—usually used in combination

cow chip

: a flaw left after a chip has been broken off

: integrated circuit

: a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit

: chip shot sense 1

: microarray

DNA chips

chip

2 of 2

verb

chipped; chipping

transitive verb

: to cut or hew with an edged tool

b(1)

: to cut or break (a small piece) from something

(2)

: to cut or break a fragment from

chip a tooth

(3)

: to cut into chips

chip a tree stump

British : chaff, banter

: to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin

intransitive verb

: to break off in small pieces

: to play a chip shot

Example Sentences

Noun The cup has a chip in it. wood chips were spread over the ground between the plants Verb I bit into something hard and chipped my tooth. He fell and chipped a bone in his knee. The paint had chipped off. He chipped away the ice from the car's windshield. The sculptor chipped away bits of stone. The golfer chipped the ball onto the green. She chipped the soccer ball over the goalie's head. He chipped a pass to his teammate. The golfer chipped onto the green. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Despite the misses, SoftBank expects to have more cash coming in over the next year, from a public listing of its chip maker Arm.

Eliot Brown, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday that the administration is preparing to divvy up $50 billion in federal assistance to the computer chip industry, part of a new law known as the CHIPS and Science Act.

Chris Megerian, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 The chip industry is in the midst of a national building boom, with Intel and other large manufacturers spending tens of billions of dollars apiece on new factories across the country.

oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022 Panthers coach Matt Rhule was asked after practice about whether Mayfield still has the chip on his shoulder.

Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022 Last week, Congress passed a huge industrial policy bill that included $52 billion in subsidies and incentives to revitalize the U.S. chip industry.

New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 During his meeting, the House passed the CHIPS and Science Act, which will provide an infusion of funds for the domestic chip manufacturing industry.

Bytal Axelrod, ABC News, 28 July 2022 Samsung reported a better-than-anticipated 21 percent jump in revenue, assuaging investors’ worst fears about the impact of weakening consumer demand and soaring materials costs on the $550 billion chip industry.

BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 The action plan helped reassure investors, who are wary of the memory-chip industry slipping into another boom-and-bust cycle.

Ian King, Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022

Verb

If the last period of rising interest rates ended up shaking the very foundations of the property market, the current one may chip away at it bit by bit.

Carol Ryan, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 For people with disabilities, who find typing hard, or are likely to make errors, these constant interruptions chip away at our concentration and motivation.

Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Any suspension would potentially chip away at that expectation.

Scott Patsko, cleveland, 12 July 2022 More progressive Democrats may balk at the plan or more conservative Republicans may try to chip away at the deal’s support.

Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 June 2021 Scientists around the world have continued to chip away at the genetic underpinning of this heartbreaking disease that steals the mind, leaving the body empty of its former self.

Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 July 2022 Over time, Gernreich would chip away at that, introducing stick-on vinyl patches, thongs, and later advocating for no underpinnings.

Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022 Normunds Mezviets, director general of the Latvian domestic intelligence agency, agreed, saying Moscow’s goal was to chip away at Latvia’s membership in the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Katrina Kepule, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2022 The Sox, playing without center fielder Luis Robert (lightheadedness) and left fielder Eloy Jiménez (tightness in his right leg), tried to chip away at the deficit.

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022 See More

Kids Definition

chip 1 of 2

noun

ˈchip

: a small piece cut or broken off

wood chips

a chip of glass

: a thin crisp piece of food and especially potato

tortilla chips

: a small bit of candy used in baking

chocolate chips

: a flaw left after a small piece has been broken off

There's a chip in the rim of that cup.

: integrated circuit

: a small slice of silicon containing a number of electronic circuits (as for a computer)

chip

2 of 2

verb

chipped; chipping

: to cut or break a small piece from

I fell and chipped my tooth.

: to break off in small pieces

We chipped the ice from the windshield.

单词	in the chips
释义	chip 1 of 2 noun ˈchip plural chips 1 a : a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off b : a small piece of food: such as (1) : a small, thin, crisp, usually salty piece of food typically prepared by frying, baking, or drying banana chips especially : potato chip see also corn chip (2) : french fry (3) : a small often cone-shaped bit of food often used for baking chocolate chips c : a small card displaying a paint color or a range of paint colors available for purchase fabric swatches and paint chips 2 : something small, worthless, or trivial 3 a : one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games b chips plural : money —used especially in the phrase in the chips The beginning was always characterized by careless haste in the expectation of landing in the chips,… William Kittredge c : something valuable that can be used for advantage in negotiation or trade a bargaining chip 4 : a piece of dried dung —usually used in combination cow chip 5 : a flaw left after a chip has been broken off 6 a : integrated circuit b : a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit 7 : chip shot sense 1 8 : microarray DNA chips chip 2 of 2 verb chipped; chipping transitive verb 1 a : to cut or hew with an edged tool b(1) : to cut or break (a small piece) from something (2) : to cut or break a fragment from chip a tooth (3) : to cut into chips chip a tree stump 2 British : chaff, banter 3 : to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin intransitive verb 1 : to break off in small pieces 2 : to play a chip shot Phrases chip off the old block : a child that resembles his or her parent chip on one's shoulder : a challenging or belligerent attitude Synonyms Noun flake sliver spall splint splinter See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The cup has a chip in it. wood chips were spread over the ground between the plants Verb I bit into something hard and chipped my tooth. He fell and chipped a bone in his knee. The paint had chipped off. He chipped away the ice from the car's windshield. The sculptor chipped away bits of stone. The golfer chipped the ball onto the green. She chipped the soccer ball over the goalie's head. He chipped a pass to his teammate. The golfer chipped onto the green. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Despite the misses, SoftBank expects to have more cash coming in over the next year, from a public listing of its chip maker Arm. Eliot Brown, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday that the administration is preparing to divvy up $50 billion in federal assistance to the computer chip industry, part of a new law known as the CHIPS and Science Act. Chris Megerian, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 The chip industry is in the midst of a national building boom, with Intel and other large manufacturers spending tens of billions of dollars apiece on new factories across the country. oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022 Panthers coach Matt Rhule was asked after practice about whether Mayfield still has the chip on his shoulder. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022 Last week, Congress passed a huge industrial policy bill that included $52 billion in subsidies and incentives to revitalize the U.S. chip industry. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 During his meeting, the House passed the CHIPS and Science Act, which will provide an infusion of funds for the domestic chip manufacturing industry. Bytal Axelrod, ABC News, 28 July 2022 Samsung reported a better-than-anticipated 21 percent jump in revenue, assuaging investors’ worst fears about the impact of weakening consumer demand and soaring materials costs on the $550 billion chip industry. BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 The action plan helped reassure investors, who are wary of the memory-chip industry slipping into another boom-and-bust cycle. Ian King, Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022 Verb If the last period of rising interest rates ended up shaking the very foundations of the property market, the current one may chip away at it bit by bit. Carol Ryan, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 For people with disabilities, who find typing hard, or are likely to make errors, these constant interruptions chip away at our concentration and motivation. Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Any suspension would potentially chip away at that expectation. Scott Patsko, cleveland, 12 July 2022 More progressive Democrats may balk at the plan or more conservative Republicans may try to chip away at the deal’s support. Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 June 2021 Scientists around the world have continued to chip away at the genetic underpinning of this heartbreaking disease that steals the mind, leaving the body empty of its former self. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 31 July 2022 Over time, Gernreich would chip away at that, introducing stick-on vinyl patches, thongs, and later advocating for no underpinnings. Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022 Normunds Mezviets, director general of the Latvian domestic intelligence agency, agreed, saying Moscow’s goal was to chip away at Latvia’s membership in the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Katrina Kepule, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2022 The Sox, playing without center fielder Luis Robert (lightheadedness) and left fielder Eloy Jiménez (tightness in his right leg), tried to chip away at the deficit. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English; akin to Old English -cippian Verb Middle English chippen, from Old English -cippian (as in forcippian to cut off); akin to Old English cipp beam, Old High German chipfa stave First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Phrases Containing chip blue chip chip in chip off the old block chip on one's shoulder corn chip chip shop chip shot have a chip on one's shoulder chocolate chip cookies white chip kettle chip potato chip bargaining chip tortilla chip V-chip See More blue chip chip in chip off the old block chip on one's shoulder corn chip chip shop chip shot have a chip on one's shoulder chocolate chip cookies white chip kettle chip potato chip bargaining chip tortilla chip V-chip See More Kids Definition chip 1 of 2 noun ˈchip 1 : a small piece cut or broken off wood chips a chip of glass 2 : a thin crisp piece of food and especially potato tortilla chips 3 : a small bit of candy used in baking chocolate chips 4 : a flaw left after a small piece has been broken off There's a chip in the rim of that cup. 5 : integrated circuit 6 : a small slice of silicon containing a number of electronic circuits (as for a computer) chip 2 of 2 verb chipped; chipping 1 : to cut or break a small piece from I fell and chipped my tooth. 2 : to break off in small pieces We chipped the ice from the windshield. Medical Definition chip noun ˈchip : microarray When exposed to a sample of unknown DNA, the probes on the chip bind to their complementary strands, thereby reading the sequences in the sample. Jeff Wheelwright, Discover in the chips phrase as in rich having goods, property, or money in abundance After hitting it big in the lottery, he was really in the chips and went on a permanent vacation from his job. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rich wealthy affluent successful moneyed fat loaded opulent prosperous flush comfortable silk-stocking deep-pocketed well-off well-heeled propertied well-to-do substantial prospering fat-cat thriving monied well-fixed flourishing well-endowed privileged better-off advantaged blessed blest Antonyms & Near Antonyms poor impoverished indigent deprived penniless needy destitute indebted disadvantaged bankrupt ruined unaffluent broke short impecunious insolvent penurious reduced poverty-stricken depressed underprivileged bankrupted pinched low beggared pauperized straitened hand-to-mouth skint See More
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