n. 1 fragment, piece, shard or sherd, splinter, flake, sliver, scrap, morsel, bit A chip of slate rattled down off the roof 2 counter, marker, token; plaque, US check He put his chip on number 14
v. 3 chisel, whittle, hew He chipped away at the stone till it fitted perfectly into the hole 4 chip in. a contribute; participate All the neighbours chipped in to pay for the street decorations b interrupt, break in, intrude, interfere, intercede, interpose, Colloq chime in Clive chipped in with his usual silly comment