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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /tʃɪp/
Forms: chipped, chipping
chip means: A very small electronic part that controls or processes information inside a device.
noun
A very small electronic part that controls or processes information inside a device.
- The phone needs a new chip.
- This computer uses a powerful memory chip.
- Factories produce millions of chips for electronic devices.
A thin, crisp slice of potato or another food, usually fried or baked.
- Would you like a chip?
- We shared a bag of potato chips.
- She dipped a tortilla chip into the sauce.
A long, thin piece of potato cooked in hot oil and eaten hot.
- Would you like some chips?
- We ate fish and chips by the sea.
- These chips need more salt.
A small piece that has broken or been cut off something larger.
- A chip of paint fell onto the floor.
- Tiny wood chips covered his shoes.
- She brushed a metal chip off the table.
A small damaged place where a piece has broken off a surface.
- There is a chip in this cup.
- The plate has two chips along its edge.
- Can you repair the chip in my windscreen?
A small piece used instead of money in games such as poker.
- He put a chip on the table.
- The dealer pushed the chips towards the winner.
- Players exchange their chips for cash after the game.
verb
To break a small piece off the surface or edge of something.
- Don't chip the plate.
- He chipped a tooth on a hard sweet.
- I chipped the old paint off the window frame.
If a surface or edge does this, small pieces break off it.
- This paint chips easily.
- The cup chipped when I dropped it.
- My nail polish has already chipped.
Questions about chip
What does chip mean?
A very small electronic part that controls or processes information inside a device.
What is chip in other languages?
Türkçe: çip · Español: chip · Français: puce · Deutsch: Chip · Italiano: chip · 日本語: チップ
How do you pronounce chip?
It is pronounced /tʃɪp/.
How do you use chip in a sentence?
The phone needs a new chip. This computer uses a powerful memory chip.
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