I. ˈchip noun
Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English -cippian
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
b. : a small piece of food: as
(1) : a small thin slice of food ; especially : potato chip
(2) : french fry
(3) : a small cone-shaped bit of food often used for baking
chocolate chip s
2. : something small, worthless, or trivial
3.
a. : one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games
b. plural : money — used especially in the phrase in the chips
c. : something valuable that can be used for advantage in negotiation or trade
a bargaining chip
4. : a piece of dried dung — usually used in combination
cow chip
5. : a flaw left after a chip has been broken off
6.
a. : integrated circuit
b. : a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit
7. : chip shot 1
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- chip off the old block
- chip on one's shoulder
II. verb
( 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