chip

Noun
  1. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole (synset 109244958)
    "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
    is a type of: fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else
    subtypes:
    • matchwood - fragments of wood
    • exfoliation, scale, scurf - a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
    • scurf - (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
    • sliver, splinter - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
    same as: bit, flake, fleck, scrap
  2. A triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line (synset 103024246)
    referred to in: navigation, sailing, seafaring - the work of a sailor
    is a type of: float - something that floats on the surface of water
  3. A piece of dried bovine dung (synset 109266812)
    is a type of: droppings, dung, muck - fecal matter of animals
    same as: buffalo chip, cow chip, cow dung
  4. A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat (synset 107728304)
    is a type of: snack food - food for light meals or for eating between meals
    same as: crisp, potato chip, saratoga chip
  5. A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something (synset 104700256)
    is a type of: blemish, defect, mar - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
    same as: check
  6. A small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling (synset 103024099)
    is a type of: counter - game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
    subtypes: blue chip - a blue poker chip with the highest value
    same as: poker chip
  7. Electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit (synset 103023717)
    is a type of: semiconductor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit - a conductor made with semiconducting material
    subtypes:
    • biochip - a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment
    • dna chip, gene chip - a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
    • memory chip - a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory
    • microprocessor - integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
    has: integrated circuit, microcircuit - a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component
    is a part of: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically
    same as: micro chip, microchip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip
  8. (golf) a low running approach shot (synset 100574567)
    referred to in: golf, golf game - 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
    is a type of: approach, approach shot - a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
    same as: chip shot
  9. The act of chipping something (synset 100377977)
    is a type of: break, breakage, breaking - the act of breaking something
    same as: chipping, splintering
Verb
  1. Break off (a piece from a whole) (synset 201262255)
    "Her tooth chipped"
    is a type of: divide, part, separate - come apart
    subtypes:
    same as: break away, break off, chip off, come off
  2. Cut a nick into (synset 201261569)
    is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
    same as: nick
  3. Play a chip shot (synset 201601061)
    referred to in: golf, golf game - 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
    is a type of: shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
  4. Form by chipping (synset 201262855)
    "They chipped their names in the stone"
    is a type of: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work - make something, usually for a specific function
  5. Break a small piece off from (synset 201262022)
    "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
    is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
    same as: break off, cut off, knap

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