Chip /(chĭp)/

Chip

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Chipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Chipping

  1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.
  2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.
  3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.

Phrases & Compounds
To chip in
to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of.

Chip

v. i.
  1. To break or fly off in small pieces.

Chip

n.
  1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.
  2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
  3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
  4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.
  5. One of the counters used in poker and other games.
  6. The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line. (Naut.)

Phrases & Compounds
Buffalo chips
See under Buffalo.
Chip ax
a small ax for chipping timber into shape.
Chip bonnet
a bonnet or a hat made of Chip. See Chip, n., 3.
A chip off the old block
a child who resembles either of his parents.
Potato chips
thin slices of raw potato fried crisp.