chip

²chip

verb

chippedchip·ping

Definition of CHIP

transitive verb

1

a : to cut or hew with an edged tool b (1) : to cut or break (a small piece) from something (2) : to cut or break a fragment from <chip a tooth> (3) : to cut into chips <chip a tree stump>

2

British : chaff, banter

3

: to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin

intransitive verb

1

: to break off in small pieces

2

: to play a chip shot

Examples of CHIP

1. I bit into something hard and chipped my tooth.
2. He fell and chipped a bone in his knee.
3. The paint had chipped off.
4. He chipped away the ice from the car's windshield.
5. The sculptor chipped away bits of stone.
6. The golfer chipped the ball onto the green.
7. She chipped the soccer ball over the goalie's head.
8. He chipped a pass to his teammate.
9. The golfer chipped onto the green.

Origin of CHIP

Middle English chippen, from Old English -cippian (as in forcippian to cut off); akin to Old English cipp beam, Old High German chipfa stave

First Known Use: 15th century