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chip

  • noun
  • chĭp

A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

Example

“The floor of the sculptor's studio was strewn with chips of marble.”

Other meanings

  1. A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.

    “This cup has a chip in it.”

  2. A token used in place of cash.

Synonyms

  • bit
  • flake
  • scrap

A kind of

  • fragment

Kinds of chip

  • scale

Example sentences

  • “Let the chips fall where they may!”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “Would you like a chocolate chip cookie?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “These chips are making me thirsty.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "ċipp" (chip; small piece of wood, shaving).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “chip” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.