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chip
noun
a
thin
,
crispy
slice
of
potato
that
is
fried
or
baked
until
crunchy
and
eaten
as
a
snack
•
He
opened
a
bag
of
potato
chips
during
the
movie
.
He
opened
a
bag
of
potato
chips
during
the
movie
.
•
She
likes
to
dip
her
chips
in
salsa
.
She
likes
to
dip
her
chips
in
salsa
.
Food
sense
arose
in
1850s
America
for
thin
‘
chips
’
cut
from
potatoes
.
noun
a
long
,
thick
piece
of
potato
deep-fried
until
soft
inside
and
slightly
crisp
outside
,
often
eaten
with
fish
or
other
food
•
We
bought
fish
and
chips
from
the
takeaway
.
We
bought
fish
and
chips
from
the
takeaway
.
•
Would
you
like
ketchup
or
vinegar
on
your
chips
?
Would
you
like
ketchup
or
vinegar
on
your
chips
?
British
use
dates
to
the
1860s
,
from
cutting
potatoes
into
‘
chips
’.
noun
a
small
piece
that
has
been
cut
or
broken
off
something
larger
,
usually
hard
,
such
as
wood
,
stone
,
ice
,
or
chocolate
•
The
carpenter
swept
the
wood
chips
into
a
neat
pile
.
The
carpenter
swept
the
wood
chips
into
a
neat
pile
.
•
Thin
ice
chips
clinked
in
her
glass
of
lemonade
.
Thin
ice
chips
clinked
in
her
glass
of
lemonade
.
From
Old
English
"
ċipp
"
meaning
a
small
piece
of
wood
,
related
to
Old
Norse
"
kip
" ‘
stump
’.
noun
a
small
damaged
place
where
a
bit
of
the
surface
of
something
hard
has
broken
off
•
There
’
s
a
chip
in
the
rim
of
this
cup
.
There
’
s
a
chip
in
the
rim
of
this
cup
.
•
The
windshield
had
a
tiny
chip
from
a
flying
stone
.
The
windshield
had
a
tiny
chip
from
a
flying
stone
.
verb
-
chip
,
chipping
,
chips
,
chipped
to
break
off
small
pieces
from
something
,
or
to
become
damaged
so
that
small
pieces
come
off
•
Be
careful
not
to
chip
the
glass
when
you
wash
it
.
Be
careful
not
to
chip
the
glass
when
you
wash
it
.
•
He
chipped
a
tooth
while
biting
the
hard
candy
.
He
chipped
a
tooth
while
biting
the
hard
candy
.
noun
an
extremely
small
,
flat
piece
of
silicon
that
contains
an
electronic
circuit
and
works
as
the
brain
of
computers
and
other
devices
•
Every
smartphone
has
a
powerful
chip
inside
it
.
Every
smartphone
has
a
powerful
chip
inside
it
.
•
The
factory
had
to
slow
production
because
of
a
global
chip
shortage
.
The
factory
had
to
slow
production
because
of
a
global
chip
shortage
.
Shortened
from
“
microchip
,”
first
used
in
the
1960s
with
the
rise
of
integrated
circuits
.
noun
a
small
,
flat
,
round
piece
of
plastic
used
instead
of
money
for
betting
in
casinos
and
some
games
•
She
slid
a
red
chip
onto
the
roulette
table
.
She
slid
a
red
chip
onto
the
roulette
table
.
•
He
stacked
his
chips
proudly
after
winning
the
hand
.
He
stacked
his
chips
proudly
after
winning
the
hand
.
From
‘
counter
’
or
‘
token
’;
gambling
sense
dates
to
the
19th
century
when
small
pieces
of
bone
or
clay
were
used
to
represent
money
.