Main Entry:

¹chip

Pronunciation:

\ˈchip\

Function:

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 chips> 2: something small, worthless, or trivial3 a: one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games bplural : 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 off6 a: integrated circuit b: a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit7: chip shot 1

— chip off the old block

: a child that resembles his or her parent

— chip on one's shoulder

: a challenging or belligerent attitude