chip, chipping, splintering
(noun) the act of chipping something
nick, chip
(verb) cut a nick into
chip, knap, cut off, break off
(verb) break a small piece off from; “chip the glass”; “chip a tooth”
chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
(verb) break off (a piece from a whole); “Her tooth chipped”
chip
(verb) form by chipping; “They chipped their names in the stone”
chip
(verb) play a chip shot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chipping
present participle of chip
chipping (countable and uncountable, plural chippings)
(countable) A fragment broken off a larger material.
(uncountable) The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Chip"ping, n.
1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.
2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape.
3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.
Chip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Chipping.] Etym: [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. Chop to cut.]
1. To cut small pieces from; to diminsh or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. Shak.
2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.
3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]
Chip, v. i.
Definition: To break or fly off in small pieces.
Chip, n.
1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.
2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.
5. One of the counters used in poker and other games.
6. (Naut.)
Definition: The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line. Buffalo chips. See under Buffalo.
– Chip ax, a small ax for chipping timber into shape.
– Chip bonnet, Chip hat, a bonnet or a hat made of Chip. See Chip, n., 3.
– A chip off the old block, a child who resembles either of his parents. [Colloq.] Milton.- Potato chips, Saratoga chips, thin slices of raw potato fried crisp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2024
(noun) acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); “incurring debts is easier than paying them”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
