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Tokens used in place for money or cash
“At the beginning of each hand, players each contribute an agreed number of chips as an ante.”
Strips of deep-fried potatoes
“A seagull literally swooped in to grab the chip out of my hands!”
Human and animal solid waste excreted from the bowels
A person whose trade includes cutting or joining wood to construct something
Plural for a small piece of something removed from chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard material
“This chip of wood must have belonged to a tree of the same type which contains our oaks, maples, and poplars.”
Plural for a hole or mark on a hard object or surface where a small piece has broken off
“Pieces with the minutest chip or flaw were discarded during the quality control process.”
Plural for a small disk used in games or gambling, usually to represent money or as a marker
“Money can be laundered through casinos by gamblers who buy chips, then cash them and provide a receipt to legitimize the proceeds.”
Plural for a thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, or sometimes another vegetable
“Once you have one chip, you'll probably want more of them, because they're good, and kind of addicting.”
Plural for a circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate
“You will first need to replace the chip in the computer, and only then proceed with programming and tuning.”
(New Zealand) Plural for a receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit
“On the ground lay a chip laden with fresh strawberries.”
Plural for circuits
Plural for a small piece of material attached to an object that provides information about it
Plural for a chunk of a solid object
Plural for semiconductor crystal
To knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)
“It took three or four weekends to chip enough stone for one weekend's block laying.”
To damage or disfigure a surface by creating a hole or mark in it
“If you do accidentally chip the surface of your guitar, take it to a professional luthier to repair the damage.”
Cut carefully with sharp instrument
Come or fall away from a surface in flakes
To chop or cut into very small pieces
To give an appearance of age to, especially a new object
To blemish, scratch, or stain with a mark
(of a small bird or an insect) To make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound
To hit very hard
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