Dictionary definition · chip
noun
- a small fragment of something broken off from the whole"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
- a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
- a piece of dried bovine dung
- a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
- electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
verb
- break off (a piece from a whole)"Her tooth chipped"
- cut a nick into
- play a chip shot
- form by chipping"They chipped their names in the stone"
- break a small piece off from"chip the glass"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).