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chips

/tʃɪps/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
  2. A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
  3. (games) A token used in place of cash.
  4. A sovereign (the coin).
  5. A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.
  6. A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices.
  7. To chop or cut into small pieces.
  8. To break small pieces from.
  9. To play a shot hitting the ball predominantly upwards rather than forwards. In association football specifically, when the shot is a shot on goal, the opposing goalkeeper may be the direct object of the verb, rather than the ball.
  10. To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
  11. To become chipped.
  12. (often with "in") To ante (up).
  13. A carpenter.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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