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- pronunciation:
- chIp
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A chip is a small piece of something hard that has been broken or cut off from something else.
My dad started a fire with some paper and some chips of wood.
- similar words:
- flake, piece, splinter
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| definition 2: |
A chip is a small, thin piece of food that we often eat as a snack. Chips are usually dry and crisp.
Alana was mad that her brother ate the whole bag of potato chips.
- similar words:
- bit, crumb, flake, slice
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| definition 3: |
If something has a chip in it, it means that a little piece has broken off from it.
My little brother dropped one of my stepmom's good dishes. It didn't break, but there is a chip in it now.- similar words:
- crack, fault, flaw, score, scratch
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| definition 4: |
A chip is a tiny part in the inside of a computer.
Without these very tiny chips, computers could not be as small or convenient as they are now.
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| related words: |
dent |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
chips, chipping, chipped |
| definition 1: |
When you chip something, you do something to it that causes a small piece to break away.
Molly fell against a rock and chipped a front tooth. |
| definition 2: |
When something chips, it loses a small piece or pieces from its edge or surface.
The dry paint chipped in many places around the window.- similar words:
- break, flake
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| related words: |
chop, dent, shorten |
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