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  • 51chip — I [[t]tʃɪp[/t]] n. v. chipped, chip•ping 1) a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking 2) coo a very thin slice or small piece of food, candy, etc.: chocolate chips[/ex] 3) a mark or flaw made by the breaking… …

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  • 52chip — I. /tʃɪp / (say chip) noun 1. a small piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking. 2. a very thin slice or piece of food, etc.: chocolate chips. 3. Also, potato chip. a. a deep fried finger of potato. b. a thin slice of potato …

  • 53chip — I. noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English cippian Date: 14th century 1. a. a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off b. a small piece of food: as (1) a small thin slice of food; especially… …

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  • 54chip — {{11}}chip (n.) O.E. cipp piece of wood, perhaps from PIE root *keipo sharp post (Cf. Du. kip small strip of wood, O.H.G. kipfa wagon pole, O.N. keppr stick, L. cippus post, stake, beam; the Germanic words perhaps borrowed from Latin). Meaning… …

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  • 55chip*/*/ — [tʃɪp] noun [C] I 1) British a long thin piece of potato cooked in hot oil fish and chips[/ex] 2) a very small piece of SILICON that is marked with electronic connections. It is used in computers and other machines Syn: microchip, silicon chip 3) …

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  • 56Chip Berlet — John Foster Chip Berlet Born November 22, 1949 (1949 11 22) (age 61) Other names Chip Berlet Occupation Policy analyst, investigative journalist, photojournalist Known for Stu …

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  • 57chip — n. & v. n. 1 a small piece removed by or in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking, esp. from hard material such as wood or stone. 2 the place where such a chip has been made. 3 a (usu. in pl.) a strip of potato, deep fried. b (in pl.) US… …

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  • 58chip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) (usually chips) long thin piece of fried potato, eaten hot ⇨ See also ↑fry ADJECTIVE ▪ greasy ▪ frozen, oven ready … OF CHIPS ▪ …

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  • 59chip off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms chip off : present tense I/you/we/they chip off he/she/it chipping off or chips off past tense chipped off past participle chipped off to remove small pieces of something from a surface by hitting it Chip off… …

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  • 60chip off the old block — {n. phr.} A person whose character traits closely resemble those of his parents. * /I hear that Tom plays the violin in the orchestra his father conducts; he sure is a chip off the old block./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms