Noun

1. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
2. A damaged area of a surface where a chip has been broken off.

   This cup has a chip in it.

3. A token used in place of cash in gambling.
4. A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.
5. A thin, crisp, baked piece of vegetable, usually potato.

   potato chips

   tortilla chips

6. A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section, similar to French fries.
7. A shot where the ball goes more upwards than a regular shot
8. A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
9. A dried piece of dung used as fuel.
10. A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.

Synonyms

Verb

1. To break into small pieces.

   The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.

2. To break small pieces from.

   Be careful not to chip the paint.

3. To play a shot where the ball goes predominately upwards rather than forwards
4. to upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
5. To become chipped.

   This varnish chips easily.

6. Often with "in", to ante (up).
7. To fit (an animal) with a microchip.