chip has definitions from the fields of sport,golf,computer science,physics,electronics,electricity,games,nautical,food
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[ noun ] (nautical) a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

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float seafaring

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[ verb ] cut a nick into

Synonyms

nick

Used in print

(Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)

From there he chipped back and sank his putt for a par 4 .

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cut crack

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[ verb ] break off; of a piece from a whole

Examples

"Her tooth chipped"

Used in print

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

Miss_Pulova has a voice that Maria_Callas once described as `` like chipping teeth with a screw_driver '' , and her round , opalescent face becomes fascinatingly reflective of the emotions demanded by the role of Rosalie .

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separate peel_off exfoliate bit

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[ noun ] a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

Synonyms

bit scrap fleck flake

Examples

"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

Used in print

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

The silver_chloride was fused under vacuum in the presence of aluminum chips with the resultant product of * * f which was sublimed into a flask on the vacuum line .

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[ noun ] (games) a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

Synonyms

poker_chip

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counter blue_chip

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[ verb ] break a small piece off from

Examples

"chip the glass" "chip a tooth"

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cut carve bit

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[ noun ] (sport,golf) a low running approach shot

Synonyms

chip_shot

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approach

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[ noun ] a piece of dried bovine dung

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droppings

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[ noun ] a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

Synonyms

check crack

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blemish nick

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[ noun ] (food) a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

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snack_food toast

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[ noun ] (computer science,physics,electronics,electricity) electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
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[ verb ] form by chipping

Examples

"They chipped their names in the stone"

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shape bit

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[ verb ] (sport,golf) play a chip shot, in golf

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shoot golf

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[ noun ] the act of chipping something

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breakage sliver

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