Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - chip
Chip
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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 potato crisps. 4 a counter used in some gambling games to represent money. 5 Electronics = MICROCHIP. 6 a a thin strip of wood, straw, etc., used for weaving hats, baskets, etc. b a basket made from these. 7 Football etc. & Golf a short shot, kick, or pass with the ball describing an arc. --v. (chipped, chipping) 1 tr. (often foll. by off, away) cut or break (a piece) from a hard material. 2 intr. (often foll. by at, away at) cut pieces off (a hard material) to alter its shape, break it up, etc. 3 intr. (of stone, china, etc.) be susceptible to being chipped; be apt to break at the edge (will chip easily). 4 tr. (also absol.) Football etc. & Golf strike or kick (the ball) with a chip (cf. sense 7 of n.). 5 tr. (usu. as chipped adj.) cut (potatoes) into chips. Phrases and idioms chip heater Austral. & NZ a domestic water-heater that burns wood chips. chip in colloq. 1 interrupt or contribute abruptly to a conversation (chipped in with a reminiscence). 2 contribute (money or resources). a chip off the old block a child who resembles a parent, esp. in character. a chip on one's shoulder colloq. a disposition or inclination to feel resentful or aggrieved. chip shot = sense 7 of n. have had one's chips Brit. colloq. be unable to avoid defeat, punishment, etc. when the chips are down colloq. when it comes to the point. Etymology: ME f. OF cipp, cyp beam
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English -cippian Date: 14th century 1. a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off, a small piece of food: as, a small thin slice of food, french fry, a small cone-shaped bit of food often used for baking , something small, worthless, or trivial, 3. one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other games, money, something valuable that can be used for advantage in negotiation or trade , a piece of dried dung, a flaw left after a ~ has been broken off, 6. integrated circuit, a small wafer of semiconductor material that forms the base for an integrated circuit, ~ shot 1, II. verb (~ped; ~ping) Etymology: Middle English ~pen, from Old English -cippian (as in forcippian to cut off); akin to Old English cipp beam, Old High German ~fa stave Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to cut or hew with an edged tool, b. to cut or break (a small piece) from something, to cut or break a fragment from , to cut into ~s , chaff, banter, to hit (a return in tennis) with backspin, intransitive verb to break off in small pieces, to play a ~ shot ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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