Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having small pieces or flakes broken off; made by a process of chipping: said of stone implements made of flint, jasper, obsidian, and other brittle Stones.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having a small piece broken off.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having a chip (small piece) or chips missing
- adjective automotive (no comparative or superlative) having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
chip .
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Examples
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Neither do they censure anthropologists who posit intelligent agency on the basis that certain chipped ï¬ ‚ int patterns cannot be explained by reference to unintelligent causes.
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Kenyon Martin chipped in 18 points and Smith had 17.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Playing the par-5 16th, DiMarco chipped from a mound of rough near the green, then rolled in a 20-foot putt that put him at 15 under and one shy of Woods.
USATODAY.com - Woods holds off DiMarco, hangs on for second straight British Open title 2006
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Eddie Griffin chipped in 15 off the bench as the Minnesota
USATODAY.com 2004
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Herber had three shots from the arc and 13 points and Gansey, Collins and Patrick Beilein chipped in 11.
USATODAY.com 2004
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It tasted like soggy cardboard, it was served in chipped diner porcelain that itself generally tasted of soap, and most importantly, with a very few exceptions, it was all you could get anywhere.
Boing Boing: January 25, 2004 - January 31, 2004 Archives 2004
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Herber had three shots from the arc and 13 points and Gansey, Collins and Patrick Beilein chipped in 11.
USATODAY.com 2004
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Sergei Brylin chipped a shot over the net with 11: 17 left, then was stopped from the slot by Giguere 5 1/2 minutes later.
USATODAY.com 2003
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Kelley Suminski scored 11 points and Kristen Newlin chipped in with 10 rebounds and two blocks for the Cardinal (3-0), who won at home for the 28th time in 29 games.
USATODAY.com 2003
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Sergei Brylin chipped a shot over the net with 11: 17 left, then was stopped from the slot by Giguere 5 1/2 minutes later.
USATODAY.com 2003
reesetee commented on the word chipped
In the rare/antique book field: small pieces of paper have broken off of a dustjacket or small portions of the binding are missing.
February 22, 2007
oroboros commented on the word chipped
Don't forget "beef"!
February 22, 2007
reesetee commented on the word chipped
Oh, yes! Much tastier than paper.
February 22, 2007