chip in Kashmiri कॉशुर
chip in Sindhi سنڌي
chip in Tamil தமிழ்
chip in English
- chip⇄chip (1), noun, verb, chipped,chipping.
- chip⇄chip (2), noun, verb, chipped,chipping.
- chip⇄chip (3), noun.
a trick in wrestling to throw one's opponent. - chip⇄expr. cash in one's chips, (U.S.)
a. to change (poker chips) into cash.
Ex. When the game was over the winner cashed in his chips.
b. (Slang.) to close or sell a business; retire.
Ex. Small businessmen who cannot compete with ch - chip⇄expr. chip away at,
a. to cut away the substance of.
Ex. He [the Governor] continued chipping away at the 1,060 measures left behind by the ... Legislature (New York Times).
b. (Figurative.) weaken; undercut; undermine.
Ex. ... - chip⇄expr. chip in, (Informal.)
a. to join with others in giving (money or help).
Ex. We all chipped in to buy our teacher a birthday present. Members will chip in so there'll be coffee (New York Times).
b. to put in (a remark) when others - chip⇄expr. chip off (or of) the old block, a boy who is much like his father.
Ex. Not merely a chip of the old block but the old block itself (Edmund Burke). - chip⇄expr. chip on one's shoulder, (Informal.) readiness to quarrel or fight.
Ex. The way that dog went about with a chip on his shoulder ... was enough to spoil the sweetest temper (Harper's). - chip⇄expr. chips,
a. (British.) French fried potatoes.
Ex. fish and chips.
b. (Slang.) money.
Ex. ... better known to gossip columnists as an international party-thrower who is heavy with chips (Time). - chip⇄expr. in the chips, (Slang.) wealthy; affluent.
Ex. The most pathetic incident is when Duke visits a former crony who is now in the chips (Wall Street Journal). - chip⇄expr. let the chips fall where they may, (Informal.) to disregard the consequences, especially of frank speech.
Ex. The organization lets the chips fall where they may ... never hesitates to distinguish between hot air and sincerity (Wall Street Jo - chip⇄expr. when the chips are down, when the moment of decision or definite action arrives; in a crisis.
Ex. When the chips are down the delegates again will turn to the man who would be the best campaigner and ultimately the best President (Newsweek). - chip⇄noun a short, sharp sound, especially that made by sparrows and certain other birds as their alarm note.
- chip⇄noun 1. a small, thin piece cut from wood or broken from stone or pottery.
Ex. They used the chips of wood to start a fire.
(SYN) fragment, flake.
2. the place where a small, thin piece has been cut or broken off.
Ex. This plate - chip⇄v.i. to make such a sound.
- chip⇄v.i. 1. to cut or break off in small, thin pieces; become chipped.
Ex. This china chips easily. A poor grade of paint soon chips off.
(SYN) flake.
2. to make a bet, especially in poker; chip in.
3. (Golf.) to make a chip shot. - chip⇄v.t. 1. to separate (small pieces) by cutting or breaking.
Ex. He chipped off the old paint. They chipped several small pieces of stone from the walls (Charles Kingsley).
2. to shape by cutting at the surface or edge with an ax or chisel, es