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Definition chip in American English

chip noun

[countable] noun
/tʃɪp/
1

a very thin round piece of potato cooked in hot oil and eaten cold. The British word is crisp

Example

Would you like some chips with your sandwich?

Synonyms and related words
baked potato chip crisp
1.1

a French fry

Example

fish/sausage/egg and chips

Synonyms and related words
baked potato chip crisp
2

a very small piece of silicon marked with electronic connections that is used in computers and other machines

Synonyms and related words
accelerated graphics port accelerator card ADC
3

a small piece of something such as wood or glass, especially when it has broken off something

Example

There were chips of glass all over the floor.

Example

Use wood chips as mulch around trees.

Synonyms and related words
bit piece fragment
3.1

a place on a plate, cup, etc. where a small piece of it has broken off

Example

The cup had a tiny chip in it.

Synonyms and related words
a blot on something blemish blight
Synonyms and related words
chip jackpot kitty
5

in sports, the action of hitting or kicking a ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distance

Synonyms and related words
backhand backhander ball
Definition chip in American English