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[ UK /t‍ʃˈɪp/ ]
[ US /ˈtʃɪp/ ]

NOUN

a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a piece of dried bovine dung
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a bit of rock caught him in the eye
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
(golf) a low running approach shot
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
the act of chipping something
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

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Serve the chicken with salads and chips or potatoes. Times, Sunday Times
I had a sirloin steak, with béarnaise and frites, which they contrarily call chips, and a bit of salad. Times, Sunday Times
It makes data generators, multimeters and oscilloscopes, as well as semiconductors, optoelectronic components and RF chip sets - all very complex products that require a great deal of customization for individual customers.
That not only means that more information can be crunched at once, but these chips can also handle more complex instructions.
Little chips light great fires.
Fish and chips for the white van man and beef wellington for the admiralty. BritChick Paris: Why a High Society Wedding in France Is Tres Tres Posh
By contrast, when Procter & Gamble, the makers of Olestra, asked the FDA for permission to add its artificial fat substitute to potato chips, the controversial product was evaluated under food-additive laws.
There are few food topics that arouse as much emotion as fish and chips. Times, Sunday Times
The company pioneered the use of the silicon chip.
A catlinite pipestone bowl was found along the shore of the Chippewa River in Peru Township. Undefined

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