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chip in

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chip 1  (chp)
n.
1. A small broken or cut off piece, as of wood, stone, or glass.
2. A crack or flaw caused by the removal of a small piece.
3.
a. A small disk or counter used in poker and other games to represent money.
b. chips Slang Money.
4.
a. Electronics A minute slice of a semiconducting material, such as silicon or germanium, doped and otherwise processed to have specified electrical characteristics, especially before it is developed into an electronic component or integrated circuit. Also called microchip.
b. An integrated circuit.
5.
a. A thin, usually fried slice of food, especially a potato chip. Often used in the plural.
b. A very small piece of food or candy. Often used in the plural: chocolate chips.
c. chips Chiefly British French fries.
6. Wood, palm leaves, straw, or similar material cut and dried for weaving.
7. A fragment of dried animal dung used as fuel.
8. Something worthless.
9. Sports A chip shot.
v. chipped, chip·ping, chips
v.tr.
1. To chop or cut with an ax or other implement.
2.
a. To break a small piece from: chip a tooth.
b. To break or cut off (a small piece): chip ice from the window.
3. To shape or carve by cutting or chopping: chipped her name in the stone.
v.intr.
1. To become broken off into small pieces.
2. Sports To make a chip shot in golf.
Phrasal Verbs:
chip away
To reduce or make progress on something incrementally: We chipped away until the problem was solved.
chip in
1. To contribute money or labor: We all chipped in for beer.
2. To interrupt with comments; interject.
3. To put up chips or money as one's bet in poker and other games.
Idioms:
chip off the old block
A child whose appearance or character closely resembles that of one or the other parent.
chip on (one's) shoulder
A habitually hostile or combative attitude.
when the chips are down
At a critical or difficult time.

[Middle English, from Old English cyp, beam, from Latin cippus.]

chip 2  (chp)
intr.v. chipped, chip·ping, chips
To cheep, as a bird.

[Imitative.]

chip n.

chip 3  (chp)
n. Sports
A trick method of throwing one's opponent in wrestling.

[Origin unknown.]

chip in
vb (adverb) Informal
1. to contribute (money, time, etc.) to a cause or fund
2. (intr) to interpose a remark or interrupt with a remark
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.chip in - contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
combine - add together from different sources; "combine resources"
Translations
? chip in
vi (inf)
(= interrupt)sich einschalten
(= contribute) he chipped in with £3er steuerte £ 3 bei; would you like to chip in?würdest du gerne etwas beisteuern?

chip in تشاركوا معاً složit (se) na něco skillinge sammen zusammenlegen συμμετέχω σε λέσχη contribuir kokoontua yhteen se regrouper grupirati se raccogliere 合同する 분담하다 een pot maken slå (seg) sammen złożyć się fazer vaquinha собираться slå (sig) ihop ช่วยกันออกค่าใช้จ่าย paylaşmak họp lại 协作


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