Chips Meaning and Definition

Word: Chips

How to pronounce: ʧɪps

How to pronounce: ʧɪp

Noun

Definitions:

1. A small piece of something removed in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard material such as wood or stone.

Example sentences: "Mulch the shrubs with cedar chips"

2. A long rectangular piece of deep-fried potato.

Example sentences: "A plate of chips"

3. A tiny wafer of semiconducting material used to make an integrated circuit; a microchip.

Example sentences: "You find semiconductors at the heart of microprocessor chips as well as transistors."

4. A counter used in certain gambling games to represent money.

Example sentences: "A poker chip"

5. (in soccer, golf, and other sports) a short lofted kick or shot.

Example sentences: "He made no mistake with a chip and a par putt from four feet to seal victory"

Verb

Definitions:

1. Cut or break (a small piece) from a hard material.

Example sentences: "We had to chip ice off the upper deck"

2. (in soccer, golf, and other sports) kick or strike (a ball or shot) to produce a short lofted shot or pass.

Example sentences: "He chipped a superb shot over the keeper"

Synonyms:

chip

shavings

swarf

chippings

coin

fries

french fries

Synonyms:

chips

potato chip

crisp

coin

flake

sliver

splint

spall

splinter

scrap

microcircuit

microcircuit chip

microchip

micro chip

integrated circuit

microprocessor chip

ic

fries

french fries

jack

break off

Derivations:

chipped

chipping

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Chips in Other Languages...

Spanish: Chip

German: Spielgeldtischen

French: Puce

Italian: Chip

Turkish: çip