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Definition of Chip

1. Noun. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole. "A bit of rock caught him in the eye"

2. Verb. Break off (a piece from a whole). "These glasses chip easily"; "Her tooth chipped"

3. Noun. A triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line.

4. Verb. Cut a nick into.

5. Noun. A piece of dried bovine dung.

6. Verb. Play a chip shot.

7. Noun. A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat.

8. Verb. Form by chipping. "They chipped their names in the stone"

9. Noun. A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something.

10. Verb. Break a small piece off from. "They chip the glass tubes"; "Chip a tooth"

11. Noun. A small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling.

12. Noun. Electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit.

13. Noun. (golf) a low running approach shot.

14. Noun. The act of chipping something.

Definition of Chip

1. v. t. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.

2. v. i. To break or fly off in small pieces.

3. n. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.

Definition of Chip

1. Acronym. '''C'''hildren's '''H'''ealth '''I'''nsurance '''P'''rogram ¹

2. Noun. chromatin immunoprecipitation ¹

3. Proper noun. A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles. ¹

4. Noun. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. ¹

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

6. Noun. (games gambling) A token used in place of cash. ¹

7. Noun. (electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate. ¹

8. Noun. (electronics) A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices. ¹

9. Noun. (UK Ireland Australia and New Zealand) A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section; a french fry. ¹

10. Noun. (US NZ) A thin, crisp, baked piece of vegetable, usually potato. ¹

11. Noun. (sports) A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle. ¹

12. Noun. (curling) A takeout that hits a rock at an angle. ¹

13. Noun. A dried piece of dung used as fuel. ¹

14. Noun. (New Zealand northern) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit. ¹

15. Noun. (context: gastronomy) A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking. ¹

16. Verb. (transitive) To break into small pieces. ¹

17. Verb. (transitive) To break small pieces from. ¹

18. Verb. (transitive golf) To play a shot hitting the ball predominately upwards rather than forwards. ¹

19. Verb. (transitive automotive) to upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power. ¹

20. Verb. (intransitive) To become chipped. ¹

21. Verb. (intransitive card games often with "in") To ante (up). ¹

22. Verb. (transitive informal) To fit (an animal) with a microchip. ¹

23. Verb. (UK transitive often with "in") to contribute. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chip

1. to break a small piece from [v CHIPPED, CHIPPING, CHIPS]

Medical Definition of Chip

1. A small fragment resulting from breakage, cutting, or avulsion. Bone chips, small pieces of cancellous bone generally used to fill in bony defects and to promote reossification. (05 Mar 2000)

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