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chip British & World English

a small piece of something removed in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard material such as wood or stone

V-chip British & World English

a computer chip installed in a television receiver that can be programmed by the user to block or scramble material containing a special code in its signal indicating that it is deemed violent or sexually explicit

chip in or chip something in in chip British & World English

contribute something as one’s share of a joint activity, cost, etc.

on-chip British & World English

denoting or relating to circuitry included in a single integrated circuit or in the same integrated circuit as a given device

blue-chip British & World English

denoting companies or their shares considered to be a reliable investment, though less secure than gilt-edged stock

chip shot British & World English

a stroke at which the ball is or must be chipped into the air

cow chip British & World English

a dried cowpat

flip chip British & World English

a chip on one side of which all the connections are in the form of contacts which can be made simultaneously by pressing the chip against the matching substrate and applying heat or pressure

taco chip British & World English

a fried fragment of a taco, flavoured with chilli and spices and eaten as a snack

chip heater British & World English

a domestic water heater that burns wood chips

finger chip British & World English

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paint chip British & World English

a small area on a painted surface where the paint has been chipped away

bargaining chip ( also bargaining counter) British & World English

a potential concession or other factor which can be used to advantage in negotiations

chip away at in chip British & World English

gradually and relentlessly make something smaller or weaker

chip and PIN British & World English

a way of paying for goods by debit or credit card whereby one enters one’s personal identification number in an electronic device rather than signing a slip

chocolate chip British & World English

a small piece of chocolate used in biscuits, cakes, and ice cream

a chip on one's shoulder in chip British & World English

an ingrained feeling of resentment deriving from a sense of inferiority and sometimes marked by aggressive behaviour

a chip off the old block in chip British & World English

someone who resembles their parent in character or appearance

woodchip British & World English

a chip of wood

woodchip paper in woodchip British & World English

wallpaper with woodchips embedded in it to give a grainy surface texture

chipmaker British & World English

a company that manufactures microchips

clipper chip in clipper British & World English

a microchip which inserts an identifying code into encrypted transmissions that allows them to be deciphered by a third party having access to a Government-held key