name · noun · verb · 58 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/t͡ʃɪp/
rhymes with -ɪp
chĭp
[t͡ʃhɪp]
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1
name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A nickname used for males who are second-generation namesakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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3
name
Meaning 3
Acronym of children's health insurance program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
name
Meaning 4
Acronym of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
name
Meaning 5
Acronym of California Highway Patrol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: CHP
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The floor of the sculptor's studio was strewn with chips of marble.
1986 September 1, Tom Moran, Lisa L. Spiegelman, New Chip Said to Contain Seven PC AT Chip Functions, InfoWorld, page 5, But sources close to the company said the chip contains two direct memory access controllers, two interrupt controllers, a timer, a memory mapper from Texas Instruments, and a Motorola Inc. real-time clock.
2002, Koji Ikuta, Atsushi Takahashi, Kota Ikeda, Shoji Maruo, User-Assembly Fully Integrated Micro Chemical Laboratory Using Biochemical IC Chips for Wearable/Implantable Applications, Yoshinobu Baba, Shuichi Shoji, Albert van den Berg (editors), Micro Total Analysis Systems 2002: Proceedings of the μTAS 2002 Symposium, Volume 1, page 38, Fig. 4(a) shows a schematic design of the micropump chip.
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13
noun
Meaning 13
A deep-fried strip of potato; see also usage note at french fries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
They made their own potato chips from scratch... He ate a tortilla chip with guac... served with a side of apple chips...
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crisp
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
A type of shot in various sports.
A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: sports such as soccer
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16
noun
Meaning 16
A type of shot in various sports.
A light shot with a downward slice, usually played from close to the net.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis
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17
noun
Meaning 17
A type of shot in various sports.
A low shot, usually played at short range around and onto a green, intended to travel a short distance through the air and roll the remainder of the way towards the hole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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18
noun
Meaning 18
A type of shot in various sports.
A very light shot that hits the cue ball so softly that it barely moves an object ball into a pocket without the cue ball going in as well.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
In potting the black, he also managed to chip the red off the side cushion.
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Synonyms: none provided
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38
verb
Meaning 38
To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
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39
verb
Meaning 39
To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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Synonyms: none provided
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40
verb
Meaning 40
To ante (up).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, often
Topics: card-games, games
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41
verb
Meaning 41
To contribute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, often, transitive
Examples
Everyone needs to chip in £1 for George's leaving collection.
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42
verb
Meaning 42
To make fun of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: also to chip at
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43
verb
Meaning 43
To kill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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44
verb
Meaning 44
To leave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, intransitive, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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45
noun
Meaning 45
the act of chipping something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chipping, splintering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: breakage, break, breaking
46
noun
Meaning 46
(golf) a low running approach shot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chip shot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: approach, approach shot
47
noun
Meaning 47
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shoot
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kippōną Proto-West Germanic *kippōn Old English *ċippiander. Old English ċipp Middle English chippe English chip Noun from Middle English chip, chippe, from Old English ċipp (“chip; small piece of wood, shaving”), from Old English *ċippian (“to cut; hew”) – attested in Old English forċippian (“to cut off”) –, from Proto-West Germanic *kippōn (“to cut; carve; hack; chop”), from Proto-Germanic *kippōną (“to chip, chop”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyb- (“to split; divide; germinate; sprout”). Related to Dutch kip, keep (“notch; nick; score”), Dutch kippen (“to hatch”), German Low German kippen (“to cut; clip; trim; shorten”), German kipfen (“to chop off the tip; snip”), Old Swedish kippa (“to chop”). Compare also chop. The formally similar Old English ċipp, ċypp, ċyp (“a beam; log; stock; post”), from Proto-Germanic *kippaz (“log; beam”) (whence Old Saxon kip (“post”), Old High German kipfa, chipfa (“axle, stave”), Old Norse keppr (“cudgel, club”)) is a different, unrelated word either borrowed from Latin cippus (“stake; pale; post”) or borrowed from the same source language as the Latin. Verb from Middle English chippen, from Old English *ċippian (“to cut; hew”) – attested in Old English forċippian (“to cut off”) – see above.
Across languages
Translations
288 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
cifël
— small piece broken off
Azerbaijani:
çöp
— small piece broken off
Basque:
puxka
— small piece broken off
Bulgarian:
треска
(treska)
— small piece broken off
Bulgarian:
отломка
(otlomka)
— small piece broken off
Bulgarian:
счупено парче
(sčupeno parče)
— small piece broken off
Estonian:
kild
— small piece broken off
Estonian:
laast
— small piece broken off
Estonian:
pilbas
— small piece broken off
Faroese:
spónur
— small piece broken off
Faroese:
splintur
— small piece broken off
Faroese:
flís
— small piece broken off
Finnish:
siru
— small piece broken off
Finnish:
lastu
— small piece broken off
French:
brisure
— small piece broken off
French:
fragment
— small piece broken off
Galician:
racha
— small piece broken off
Galician:
lasca
— small piece broken off
German:
Splitter
— small piece broken off
German:
Span
— small piece broken off
German:
Bruchstück
— small piece broken off
Greek:
πελεκούδι
(pelekoúdi)
— small piece broken off
Greek:
ροκανίδι
(rokanídi)
— small piece broken off
Greek:
θραύσμα
(thráfsma)
— small piece broken off
Ancient Greek:
λατύπη
(latúpē)
— small piece broken off
Ancient Greek:
τραύξανα
(traúxana)
— small piece broken off
Hebrew:
שְׁבָב
(shvav)
— small piece broken off
Hungarian:
darabka
— small piece broken off
Hungarian:
szilánk
— small piece broken off
Hungarian:
forgács
— small piece broken off
Ingrian:
kisko
— small piece broken off
Ingrian:
päre
— small piece broken off
Irish:
scealpóg
— small piece broken off
Irish:
mant
— small piece broken off
Italian:
frammento
— small piece broken off
Italian:
scheggia
— small piece broken off
Latin:
assula
— small piece broken off
Māori:
rutunga
— small piece broken off
Norwegian Bokmål:
flis
— small piece broken off
Norwegian Bokmål:
skår
— small piece broken off
Norwegian Nynorsk:
flis
— small piece broken off
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skar
— small piece broken off
Persian:
تراشه
(tarâše)
— small piece broken off
Polish:
odłamek
— small piece broken off
Portuguese:
lasca
— small piece broken off
Portuguese:
fragmento
— small piece broken off
Romanian:
surcea
— small piece broken off
Romanian:
așchie
— small piece broken off
Romanian:
fragment
— small piece broken off
Russian:
ще́пка
(ščépka)
— small piece broken off
Russian:
лучи́на
(lučína)
— small piece broken off
Russian:
стру́жка f of wood
(strúžka)
— small piece broken off
Russian:
оско́лок
(oskólok)
— small piece broken off
Russian:
обло́мок
(oblómok)
— small piece broken off
Sanskrit:
खण्ड
(khaṇḍa)
— small piece broken off
Scottish Gaelic:
sliseag
— small piece broken off
Slovene:
košček
— small piece broken off
Slovene:
odkrušek
— small piece broken off
Spanish:
astilla
— small piece broken off
Spanish:
cepa
— small piece broken off
Spanish:
fragmento
— small piece broken off
Swedish:
flisa
— small piece broken off
Tagalog:
bingas
— small piece broken off
Finnish:
kolhu
— damaged area of a surface
Finnish:
kolo
— damaged area of a surface
Finnish:
nirhama
— damaged area of a surface
French:
ébréchure
— damaged area of a surface
French:
coche
— damaged area of a surface
German:
Macke
— damaged area of a surface
Greek:
θραύσμα
(thráfsma)
— damaged area of a surface
Hungarian:
kicsorbulás
— damaged area of a surface
Hungarian:
csorba
— damaged area of a surface
Irish:
scealpóg
— damaged area of a surface
Norwegian Bokmål:
skår
— damaged area of a surface
Norwegian Bokmål:
skar
— damaged area of a surface
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skar
— damaged area of a surface
Polish:
szczerba
— damaged area of a surface
Portuguese:
lasca
— damaged area of a surface
Russian:
щербина
(ščerbina)
— damaged area of a surface
Russian:
зазубрина
(zazubrina)
— damaged area of a surface
Russian:
скол
(skol)
— damaged area of a surface
Spanish:
desconchado
— damaged area of a surface
Spanish:
mella
— damaged area of a surface
Spanish:
portillo
— damaged area of a surface
Swedish:
skåra
— damaged area of a surface
Tagalog:
bingas
— damaged area of a surface
Welsh:
tolc
— damaged area of a surface
Basque:
fitxa
— token used in gambling
Bulgarian:
чип
(čip)
— token used in gambling
Bulgarian:
жетон
(žeton)
— token used in gambling
Catalan:
fitxa
— token used in gambling
Chinese Mandarin:
筹码
(chóumǎ)
— token used in gambling
Danish:
jeton
— token used in gambling
Dutch:
fiche
— token used in gambling
Estonian:
žetoon
— token used in gambling
Faroese:
spælimerki
— token used in gambling
Finnish:
pelimerkki
— token used in gambling
German:
Chip
— token used in gambling
German:
Spielmarke
— token used in gambling
Greek:
μάρκα
(márka)
— token used in gambling
Hebrew:
אֲסִימוֹן
(asimón)
— token used in gambling
Hungarian:
zseton
— token used in gambling
Italian:
chip gettone
— token used in gambling
Italian:
fiche
— token used in gambling
Korean:
칩
(chip)
— token used in gambling
Persian:
ژتون
(žeton)
— token used in gambling
Polish:
żeton
— token used in gambling
Portuguese:
ficha
— token used in gambling
Russian:
фи́шка
(fíška)
— token used in gambling
Slovene:
žeton
— token used in gambling
Spanish:
ficha
— token used in gambling
Swedish:
bricka
— token used in gambling
Swedish:
pjäs
— token used in gambling
Swedish:
marker
— token used in gambling
Turkish:
çip
— token used in gambling
Vietnamese:
phỉnh
— token used in gambling
Armenian:
չիպ
(čʻip)
— integrated circuit
Basque:
txip
— integrated circuit
Catalan:
xip
— integrated circuit
Chinese Mandarin:
芯片
(xīnpiàn)
— integrated circuit
Chinese Mandarin:
晶片
(jīngpiàn)
— integrated circuit
Czech:
chip
— integrated circuit
Czech:
čip
— integrated circuit
Dutch:
chip
— integrated circuit
Esperanto:
kristalo
— integrated circuit
Esperanto:
splito
— integrated circuit
Finnish:
siru
— integrated circuit
Finnish:
piisiru
— integrated circuit
French:
puce électronique
— integrated circuit
Galician:
chip
— integrated circuit
German:
Chip
— integrated circuit
Greek:
τσιπάκι
(tsipáki)
— integrated circuit
Hebrew:
צ׳יפ
(čip)
— integrated circuit
Hebrew:
שְׁבָב
(shvav)
— integrated circuit
Hungarian:
chip
— integrated circuit
Hungarian:
csip
— integrated circuit
Hungarian:
lapka
— integrated circuit
Indonesian:
cip
— integrated circuit
Italian:
chip
— integrated circuit
Japanese:
チップ
(chippu)
— integrated circuit
Khmer:
ឈីប
(chiip)
— integrated circuit
Korean:
칩
(chip)
— integrated circuit
Macedonian:
интегра́лно коло
(integrálno kolo)
— integrated circuit