Chipped

Chipped
Chip Chip (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chipped} (ch[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chipping}.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. {Chop} to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery. [1913 Webster]

3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. [1913 Webster]

{To chip in}, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • chipped — [ tʃıpt ] adjective something that is chipped is damaged because a small piece has broken off its edge: a chipped tooth a chipped plate …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chipped — adj. having a small piece broken off; as, a chipped tooth. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chipped — index blemished Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • chipped — UK [tʃɪpt] / US adjective something that is chipped is damaged because a small piece has broken off its edge a chipped tooth a chipped plate …   English dictionary

  • chipped — damaged damaged (d[a^]m [asl]jd), adj. 1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; usually not used of persons. Opposite of {undamaged}. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chipped — adjective /tʃɪpt/ a) having a chip (small piece) or chips missing a chipped plate b) (no comparative or superlative) having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power …   Wiktionary

  • chipped — adj. Chipped is used with these nouns: ↑beef, ↑cup, ↑mug, ↑nail polish, ↑paint, ↑tooth …   Collocations dictionary

  • chipped — adjective a cup, plate etc that is chipped has a small piece broken off the edge of it …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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