chip
1. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (Freq. 1) - a bit of rock caught him in the eye • Syn: bit, flake, fleck, scrap • Derivationally related forms: flaky (for: flake), flakey (for: flake), flake (for: flake) • Hypernyms: fragment • Hyponyms: matchwood, scale, scurf, exfoliation, splinter, sliver 2. a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line (Freq. 1) • Topics: seafaring, navigation, sailing • Hypernyms: float 3. a piece of dried bovine dung • Syn: cow chip, cow dung, buffalo chip • Hypernyms: droppings, dung, muck 4. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat • Syn: crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip • Derivationally related forms: crisp (for: crisp), crispy (for: crisp) • Hypernyms: snack food 5. a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something • Syn: check • Derivationally related forms: check (for: check) • Hypernyms: blemish, defect, mar 6. a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling • Syn: poker chip • Hypernyms: counter • Hyponyms: blue chip 7. electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit • Syn: microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip • Hypernyms: semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor • Hyponyms: biochip, gene chip, DNA chip, memory chip, microprocessor • Part Holonyms: computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system • Part Meronyms: integrated circuit, microcircuit 8. (golf) a low running approach shot • Syn: chip shot • Topics: golf, golf game • Hypernyms: approach, approach shot 9. the act of chipping something • Syn: chipping, splintering • Derivationally related forms: splinter (for: splintering), chip (for: chipping) • Hypernyms: breakage, break, breaking
1. break off (a piece from a whole) (Freq. 1) - Her tooth chipped • Syn: chip off, come off, break away, break off • Derivationally related forms: chipping • Hypernyms: separate, divide, part • Hyponyms: peel off, peel, flake off, flake, exfoliate • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Something is ----ing PP - The glass tubes chip - These glasses chip easily 2. cut a nick into (Freq. 1) • Syn: nick • Derivationally related forms: nick (for: nick) • Hypernyms: cut • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something 3. play a chip shot • Topics: golf, golf game • Hypernyms: shoot • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s 4. form by chipping - They chipped their names in the stone • Hypernyms: shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 5. break a small piece off from - chip the glass - chip a tooth • Syn: knap, cut off, break off • See Also: chip at • Derivationally related forms: chipping • Hypernyms: cut • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something - They chip the glass tubes
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