chip

nouns

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap

a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

chip

domain category

the work of a sailor

navigation, sailing, seafaring

is a type of (narrower)

something that floats on the surface of water

float

a piece of dried bovine dung

buffalo chip, chip, cow chip, cow dung

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Saratoga chip, chip, crisp, potato chip

a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

check, chip

a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

chip, poker chip

electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

chip, micro chip, microchip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip

(golf) a low running approach shot

chip, chip shot

the act of chipping something

chip, chipping, splintering

verbs

break off (a piece from a whole)

"Her tooth chipped"

break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off

is derived from

chipping

cut a nick into

chip, nick

play a chip shot

chip

domain category

a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

golf, golf game

is a type of (narrower)

throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

"shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

shoot

form by chipping

"They chipped their names in the stone"

chip

is a type of (narrower)

make something, usually for a specific function

"She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work

break a small piece off from

"chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"

break off, chip, cut off, knap

is derived from

chipping