chip

Definitions

• A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
• A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
• (games) A token used in place of cash.
• (slang) A sovereign the coin.
• (electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.
• (electronics) A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices.
• (UK) A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section; a french fry.
• (US) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, or sometimes another vegetable; a crisp.
• (sports) A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.
• (curling) A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
• A dried piece of dung, often used as fuel.
• (New Zealand) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.
• (gastronomy) A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking.
• A small rectangle of colour printed on coated paper for colour selection and matching. A virtual equivalent in software applications.
• (nautical) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
• (historical) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
• (archaic) Anything dried up, withered, or without flavour.
• (golf) A low shot that travels further along the ground than it does in the air.