Chip
Chip (chip) , transitive verb
[Compare German kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Compare Chop to cut.]
1.
To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. — Shakespeare
2.
To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.
3.
To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.
Collocations (1)
To chip in , to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. United States]
Chip , intransitive verb
To break or fly off in small pieces.
Chip , noun
1.
A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.
2.
A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
3.
Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
4.
Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.
5.
One of the counters used in poker and other games.
6.
(Nautical) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
Collocations (5)
Buffalo chips , See under Buffalo.
Chip ax , a small ax for chipping timber into shape.
Chip bonnet or Chip hat , a bonnet or a hat made of Chip. See Chip, n., 3.
A chip off the old block , a child who resembles either of his parents. [Colloquial] — Milton
Potato chips or Saratoga chips , thin slices of raw potato fried crisp.