26984 words

chip

15 definitions • 23 examples
1
a long, thin piece of potato that is fried and usually eaten hot:

Examples:

fish and chips
oven chips oven chips (= chips that are baked in an oven rather than fried)
2

Examples:

bag of chips She bought two bags of chips with the drinks.
You can't just sit in front of the TV eating chips all day.
3
a thin slice of fried maize, banana, or other food that is eaten cold:

Examples:

4

Examples:

a silicon chip
5
a small piece that has been broken off a larger object, or the mark left on an object such as a cup, plate, etc. where a small piece has been broken off it:

Examples:

Polly fell and knocked a chip out of her front tooth.
This mug's got a chip in it.
6
a small plastic disc used to represent a particular amount of money in gambling:

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7
a kick in football or a hit in golf or tennis, in which the ball goes high into the air for a short time:

Examples:

His splendid chip from the 18-yard line caught the goalkeeper off his line.
8
to break a small piece off something by accident:

Examples:

I wish my nail polish wouldn't keep chipping.
He's chipped a bone in his wrist.
9
to kick a football or hit a golf or tennis ball high into the air for a short distance:

Examples:

Berbatov managed to sidestep a tackle and chip the keeper.
10
a small piece of something or a piece that has broken off a larger object:
11
A chip is also the mark left on an object where a small piece has broken off.
12
A chip is a plastic piece used in some games to represent money or points.
14
a small, flat piece of fried food, esp. a potato chip or tortilla chip:

Examples:

a bag of corn chips
15
a very small piece of electronic equipment that is used in computers and other electronic equipment for performing many tasks:

Examples:

The company's chips are designed to deliver low power consumption and high performance, and are intended for mobile devices.
Today you can put over a hundred million transistors on a tiny little computer chip.

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