n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: chipped ; chip · ping
Etymology: Middle English chippen, from Old English -cippian (as in forcippian to cut off); akin to Old English cipp beam, Old High German chipfa stave
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to cut or hew with an edged tool b (1) : to cut or break (a small piece) from something (2) : to cut or break a fragment from < chip a tooth> (3) : to cut into chips < chip a tree stump>
2 British : CHAFF , BANTER
3 : to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin
intransitive verb
1 : to break off in small pieces
2 : to play a chip shot