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chip


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 trivial
3 a : one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games b plural : 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 off
6 a : integrated circuit b : a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit
7 : 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


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