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What does chip mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word chip? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
  2. A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
  3. (game) A token used in place of cash.
  4. (electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.
  5. (electronics) A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices.
  6. (plural) A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section; a french fry.
  7. (plural) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, or sometimes another vegetable.
  8. (sports) A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.
  9. (curling) A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
  10. A dried piece of dung used as fuel.
  11. (New Zealand, northern) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.
  12. (cooking) A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking.
  13. A small rectangle of colour printed on coated paper for colour selection and matching. A virtual equivalent in software applications.
  14. (nautical) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
  15. (historical) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
  16. (derogatory) Anything dried up, withered, or without flavour.
  17. (golf) A low shot that travels further along the ground than it does in the air.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To break into small pieces.
  2. (transitive) To break small pieces from.
  3. (transitive, sports) To play a shot hitting the ball predominantly upwards rather than forwards.
  4. (transitive, sports) In association football, specifically, to play a shot on goal by kicking the ball in an arc, over the goalkeeper's reach. (Such shots are often played in a mostly horizontal direction, particularly when taken from distance). In this usage, the opposing goalkeeper is often the direct object of the verb.
  5. (transitive, automotive) to upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
  6. (intransitive) To become chipped.
  7. (card game) To ante (up).
  8. (transitive, informal) To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
  9. (Britain, transitive, often with "in") to contribute.
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