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chips

The correct spelling is chips.

How to pronounce chips

/tʃɪps/
noun

IPA: /tʃɪps/

Say it like: Chi-ps

The correct spelling is chips. 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. 1.A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
  2. 2.A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
  3. 3.(games) A token used in place of cash.
  4. 4.A sovereign (the coin).
  5. 5.A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.

verb

  1. 1.To chop or cut into small pieces.
  2. 2.To break small pieces from.
  3. 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. 4.To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
  5. 5.To become chipped.

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