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Feb 12, 2012
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Synonyms for chip

Noun

1. bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap, fragment
usage: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
2. chip, float
usage: a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
3. chip, cow chip, cow dung, buffalo chip, droppings, dung, muck
usage: a piece of dried bovine dung
4. chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip, snack food
usage: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
5. check, chip, blemish, defect, mar
usage: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
6. chip, poker chip, counter
usage: a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
7. chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor
usage: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
8. chip, chip shot, approach, approach shot
usage: a low running approach shot
9. chip, chipping, splintering, breakage, break, breaking
usage: the act of chipping something

Verb

1. chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off, separate, divide, part
usage: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
2. nick, chip, cut
usage: cut a nick into
3. chip, shoot
usage: play a chip shot
4. chip, shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
usage: form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"
5. chip, knap, cut off, break off, cut, chip at
usage: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
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