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chip
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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
Noun
1. a thin strip of potato fried in deep fat
2. US, Canad, Austral & NZ a potato crisp
3. Electronics a tiny wafer of semiconductor material, such as silicon, processed to form an integrated circuit
4. a counter used to represent money in gambling games
5. a small piece removed by chopping, cutting, or breaking
6. a mark left where a small piece has been broken off something
7. chip off the old block Informal a person who resembles one of his or her parents in personality
8. have a chip on one's shoulder Informal to be resentful or bear a grudge
9. when the chips are down Informal at a time of crisis
Verb
[chipping, chipped]
to break small pieces from [Old English cipp]

chip  (chp)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chipchip - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
matchwood - fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"
exfoliation, scurf, scale - a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
scurf - (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
sliver, splinter - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
2.chip - a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor
float - something that floats on the surface of water
3.chip - a piece of dried bovine dung
droppings, dung, muck - fecal matter of animals
4.chipchip - a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
snack food - food for light meals or for eating between meals
5.chip - a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
6.chipchip - a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
blue chip - a blue poker chip with the highest value
counter - game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
7.chipchip - electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
biochip - a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment
DNA chip, gene chip - a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
integrated circuit, microcircuit - a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component
memory chip - a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory
microprocessor - integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; "a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer"; "a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive"
semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor - a conductor made with semiconducting material
8.chipchip - (golf) a low running approach shot  
golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
approach shot, approach - a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
9.chipchip - the act of chipping something        
breaking, breakage, break - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
Verb1.chip - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
flake off, peel, flake, peel off - come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"
exfoliate - come off in a very thin piece
divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
2.chip - cut a nick into
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
3.chip - play a chip shot
golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
4.chip - form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"
shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
5.chip - break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
chip at, carve - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"

chip
noun 2. scratch, nick, flaw, notch, dent
noun 3. counter, disc, token
verb 4. nick, damage, gash
verb 5. chisel, whittle
chip in (Informal)
2. interpose, put in, interrupt, interject, butt in, put your oar in
Translations
chip [tʃɪp] n (gen pl) (CULIN) (BRIT) → patata or (LAM) papa frita: (US) (also: potato chip) → patata or (LAM) papa frita [of wood] → astilla (= stone); lasca;
(in gambling) → ficha;
(COMPUT) → chip m
vt [+ cup, plate] → desconchar;
when the chips are down (fig) → a la hora de la verdad
chip in vi (col) (= interrupt); interrumpir, meterse: (= contribute); contribuir

chip [tʃɪp] n (gen pl) (Culin) (Brit) → frite f: (US) (also: potato chip) → chip m [of wood]; copeau m [of glass, stone]; éclat m;
(also: microchip) → puce f;
(in gambling) → fiche f
vt [+ cup, plate] → ébrécher;
when the chips are down (fig) → au moment critique
chip in vi (inf) → mettre son grain de sel

chip [tʃɪp] n (gen pl) → Pommes frites pl;
(US) (also: potato chip) → Chip m;
(of wood) → Span m;
(of glass, stone) → Splitter m;
(in glass, cup etc) → abgestoßene Stelle f;
(in gambling) → Chip m, Spielmarke f;
(Comput) (also: microchip) → Chip m
vt (cup, plate) → anschlagen;
when the chips are down (fig) → wenn es drauf ankommt
chip in chip (inf) vi (contribute) → etwas beisteuern;
(interrupt) → sich einschalten

chip [tʃɪp] n (gen pl) (CULIN) → patatina fritta: (US) (also: potato chip) → patatina; [of wood, glass, stone] → scheggia;
(in gambling) → fiche f inv;
(COMPUT) (= microchip); chip m inv
vt [+ cup, plate] → scheggiare;
when the chips are down (fig) → al momento critico
chip in vi (col) (= contribute); contribuire: (= interrupt); intromettersi

chip
v chip [tʃip]
to knock or strike small pieces off This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over. splinter يَكْسِرُ، يَقْطَعُ كَشَرائِح، يَتَشَظّى нащърбявам (се) uštípnout, odštípnout slå en flis af; slå skår i; gå i stykker anschlagen σπάω στην άκρη desportillar katki tegema, kildu küljest lööma خرد کردن rikkoa, särkyä ébrécher לִסדוֹק कोने से टूटना, चू-चूकरना, चीं-चीं करना otkrhnuti, rezuckati kicsorbít pecah sedikit, sumbing flísa frantumarsi; scheggiarsi かく 이가 빠지게 하다 nuskelti, įskilti atdauzīt (trauka malas); ieplīst serpih afsplinteren lage skår i, hogge av en flis, slå av et skall wyszczerbiać (się) lascar a sfărâma; a ciobi оббивать(ся) obiť, puknúť odkrušiti okrnjiti slå en flisa ur กระเทาะ çentilmek, ucundan kıvrılmak 碎裂 відколюватися, розбиватися چھیلنا làm sứt
n
1 a place from which a small piece is broken There's a chip in the edge of this saucer. skerf شَظْيَه нащърбено място otlučené místo skår angeschlagene Stelle σπάσιμο desportilladura täke لب پریدگی kolo ébréchure שׁבַב टुकड़ा odlomak, krhotina (ki)csorbulás pecahan skarð scheggiatura かけあと (컴퓨터의) 칩 atskala robs sumbing schilfer hakk, skår, skall szczerba racha ciobitură щербин(к)а otlčené miesto odkrušeno mesto krhotina hack เศษที่แตกออก çentik, kırık 凹口 місце, де відбито шматок لکڑی کا چھوٹا ٹکڑہ اترنے والی جگہ chỗ sứt
2 (Americanfrench fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried) steak and chips. skyfies رُقاقَةِ بَطاطا مَقْلِيَّه пържен картоф hranolek fransk kartoffel; chips; pommes frites Pommes frites die τηγανητή πατάτα patata frita friikartulid چیپس ranskanperunat frite צִ'יפּס पके आलू का छोटा टुकड़ा, चिप्स čips, pržene ploškice hasábburgonya keripik frönsk kartafla patatina fritta ポテトチップス 이빠진 자국 bulvių traškutis/lazdelė smalki sagriezti cepti kartupeļi; čipsi kentang goreng friet pommes frites; potetgull (American) frytka batata frita jeton картофель фри hranolky ocvrti krompir pomfrit pommes frites มันฝรั่งทอดแผ่นบางๆ kızarmış patates 油煎土豆片 чіпси آلو کے ٹکڑے khoai tây mỏng rán 油煎
3 a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling. tjip قُرْص مَعْدَني يُسْتَعْمَلُ في القِمار жетон žeton jeton die Spielmarke μάρκα (σε τυχερά παιχνίδια) ficha mängumark ژتون pelimerkki jeton זִ'יטוֹן, אָסִימוֹן जूआ में इस्तेमाल होने वाला काउंटर žeton zseton kepingan-kepingan untuk mesin judi spilapeningur gettone 数取り札 포테이토 칩 žetonas žetons cip fiche sjetong, spillemerke żeton ficha jeton фишка žetón igralni žeton čip spelmark เบี้ยที่ใช้แทนเงินในการเล่นพนัน fiş, marka (作賭注用的)籌碼 фішка جوئے کی میز thẻ đánh bạc
4 a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc. mikroskyfie رُقاقَه чип čip chip der Chip πλακίδιο ολοκληρωμένου κυκλώματος ηλεκτρονικών στοιχείων, τσιπάκι chip kiip تراشه צִ'יפ कंप्यूटर, टीवी का बहुत छोटा मुद्रित सर्किट čip csip chip chip 集積回路をつけた半導体の小片 (포카 등의) 칩 mikroschema, lustas mikroprocesors cip chip brikke; integrert krets układ scalony чип čip, mikroprocesorová doštička čip chip แผ่นไมโครชิป (elektronik) yonga 鋅片 чип کمیوٹروں کا ننھا سرکٹ chíp điện tử
chip in
1 to interrupt He chipped in with a remark. tussenin praat يَتَدَخَّلُ في الحَديث намесвам се vpadnout, zasáhnout blande sig in ein Gespräch einfallen παρεμβαίνω, διακόπτω intervenir vahele segama سهیم شدن؛ دخالت کردن puuttua puheeseen intervenir לְהִתעָרֵב दखल अंदाजी करना prekinuti beleszól menyela leggja orð í belg intromettersi 口をはさむ 남의 이야기에 끼어들다 įsiterpti iejaukties (sarunā) mencelah tussenkomen legge seg borti, gi sitt besyv med wtrącać się interromper a interveni вмешиваться skočiť do reči seči v besedo umešati se sticka emellan, göra ett inpass พูดแทรก söze karışmak, lâfa girmek 打斷別人的話 втрутитися مداخلت کرنا cắt ngang câu chuyện 人的
2 to give (money) He chipped in with a dollar for the gift. bydra يَتَبَرَّعُ بالمال давам лепта přispět; vsadit skillinge sammen; bidrage beisteuern συνεισφέρω contribuir (oma) panust andma کمک مالی کردن osallistua contribuer לִתרוֹם धन इत्यादि देना platiti svoj dio hozzájárul (vmivel) menyumbang leggja í púkkið contribuire 金を寄付する 제몫을 내다 prisidėti (pinigais) piedalīties (sametot naudu) memberikan sumbangan bijdragen bidra, gi et bidrag dokładać się contribuir a contribui скидываться prispieť; vsadiť prispevati priložiti ge ett bidrag ลงขัน vermek 捐助 вносити гроші رقم دینا góp tiền


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