Chip (proper noun) /t͡ʃɪp/
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A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles.
chip (noun) /t͡ʃɪp/
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A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
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A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
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(games, gambling) A token used in place of cash.
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(electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate; a microchip.
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(electronics) A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices.
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(US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, especially in the plural) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, a crisp; occasionally a similar fried slice of another vegetable or dried fruit.
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(sports) A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.
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(curling) A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
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A dried piece of dung, often used as fuel.
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(New Zealand, northern) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.
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(cooking) A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking.
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A small rectangle of colour printed on coated paper for colour selection and matching. A virtual equivalent in software applications.
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(nautical) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
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(historical) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
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(golf) A low shot that travels further along the ground than it does in the air.
chip (verb) /t͡ʃɪp/
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(transitive) To chop or cut into small pieces.
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(transitive) To break small pieces from.
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(transitive, sports) To play a shot hitting the ball predominantly upwards rather than forwards. In association football specifically, when the shot is a shot on goal, the opposing goalkeeper may be the direct object of the verb, rather than the ball.
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(transitive, automotive) to upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
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(intransitive) To become chipped.
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(intransitive, card games, often with "in") To ante (up).
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(transitive, informal) To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
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(UK, transitive, often with "in") To contribute.
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(also to chip at) To make fun of.
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(UK, slang, intransitive) To leave.