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      chip
      noun
      A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
      A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
      (games, gambling) A token used in place of cash.
      A medallion.
      (electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate; a microchip.
      (electronics) A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical or biochemical devices.
      (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.
      A type of shot in various sports.
      (sports such as soccer) A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.
      (tennis) A light shot with a downward slice, usually played from close to the net.
      (golf) A low shot, usually played at short range around and onto a green, intended to travel a short distance through the air and roll the remainder of the way towards the hole.
      (billiards) A very light shot that hits the cue ball so softly that it barely moves an object ball into a pocket without the cue ball going in as well.
      (curling) A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
      A dried piece of dung, often used as fuel.
      (New Zealand, northern) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.
      (cooking) A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking.
      A small rectangle of colour printed on coated paper for colour selection and matching. A virtual equivalent in software applications.
      (nautical) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
      The smallest amount; a whit or jot.
      A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles.
      A nickname used for males who are second-generation namesakes.
      An officer of the California Highway Patrol.
      Acronym of children's health insurance program.
      (medicine) Acronym of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential.
      Abbreviation of chromatin immunoprecipitation.
      Acronym of California Highway Patrol.
      (slang, dated) A sovereign (the coin).
      (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, archaic in Canada, usually in the plural) A deep-fried strip of potato; see also usage note at french fries.
      (historical) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
      (archaic, derogatory) Anything dried up, withered, or without flavour.
      verb
      (transitive) To chop or cut into small pieces.
      (transitive) To break small pieces from.
      (intransitive) To become chipped.
      (transitive, sports) To strike or play (the ball or other implement) as a chip shot.
      (transitive, sports such as soccer) To beat (an opposing player) by use of a chip shot, such as by looping the ball over the head of the opposing goalkeeper.
      (transitive, billiards) To move (a ball) a relatively short distance by means of an oblique contact.
      (transitive, informal) To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
      (transitive, automotive) To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
      (intransitive, card games, often with "in") To ante (up).
      (UK, transitive, often with "in") To contribute.
      (also to chip at) To make fun of.
      (UK, slang, intransitive) To leave.
      (transitive, dialectal) To chisel (something), to chisel on (something).
      (intransitive, dialectal) To use a chisel.
      Synonyms for chip
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