[tʃɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small piece of something removed in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard material such as wood or stone
(e.g: mulch the shrubs with cedar chips)

- a long rectangular piece of deep-fried potato
(e.g: a plate of chips)

- a tiny wafer of semiconducting material used to make an integrated circuit; a microchip

- a counter used in certain gambling games to represent money
(e.g: a poker chip)

- (in soccer, golf, and other sports) a short lofted kick or shot
(e.g: he made no mistake with a chip and a par putt from four feet to seal victory)


Phrases:
- a chip off the old block
- a chip on one's shoulder
- have had one's chips
- when the chips are down

Origin:
Middle English: related to Old English forcippian ‘cut off’

[tʃɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cut or break (a small piece) from a hard material
(e.g: we had to chip ice off the upper deck)

- implant a microchip under the skin of (an animal or person) for purposes of identification and tracking
(e.g: almost half of owners had not chipped their dogs because they didn't know they had to)

- (in soccer, golf, and other sports) kick or strike (a ball or shot) to produce a short lofted shot or pass
(e.g: he chipped a superb shot over the keeper)


Phrases:
- a chip off the old block
- a chip on one's shoulder
- have had one's chips
- when the chips are down

Origin:
Middle English: related to Old English forcippian ‘cut off’