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Uncommonchip
The correct spelling is chip.
How to pronounce chip
/tʃɪp/
nounIPA: /tʃɪp/
Say it like: Chi-p
The correct spelling is chip. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. For example: "This cup has a chip in it."
Usage Examples
“This cup has a chip in it.”
“Do you want sauce or mayonnaise on your chips?”
“The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- 2.A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
- 3.(games) A token used in place of cash.
- 4.A sovereign (the coin).
- 5.A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.
verb
- 1.To chop or cut into small pieces.
- 2.To break small pieces from.
- 3.To play a shot hitting the ball predominantly upwards rather than forwards. In association football specifically, when the shot is a shot on goal, the opposing goalkeeper may be the direct object of the verb, rather than the ball.
- 4.To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
- 5.To become chipped.
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