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UK
/tʃˈɪp/
]
[ US /ˈtʃɪp/ ]
[ 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
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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
VERB
- play a chip shot
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break off (a piece from a whole)
Her tooth chipped -
form by chipping
They chipped their names in the stone -
break a small piece off from
chip a tooth
chip the glass - cut a nick into
How To Use chip In A Sentence
- 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.
- The inscriptions on the walls of the Sundaravarada temple in Uttiramerur near Kanchipuram show how democracy was practiced 1000 years ago. Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.: Hinduism And Modernity
- 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.
- That means pearly white skinless cod or haddock under a casing of crisp batter the colour of dark honey, served with golden chips. Times, Sunday Times
- Using the same microchips we use in personal computers and phones has made the process a whole lot easier. Times, Sunday Times
- With more than a decade of contactless payment experience, the company has delivered tens of millions of chips to the market.
- 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.
