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Definition chip in British English

chip noun

[countable] noun
/tʃɪp/
1

a long thin piece of potato cooked in hot oil. The American word is French fry

Example

fish/sausage/egg and chips

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1.1

a crisp

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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.

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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.

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5

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

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Definition chip in British English