- ˌchip ˈin (sth)
- phrasal verb
informalif people chip in, they each give some money to help to pay for somethingThe three of us chipped in and bought the boat for Dad.[/ex]
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ˌchip ˈin (sth)
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chip — 1 /tSIp/ noun (C) 1 MARK a small hole or mark on a plate, cup etc where a piece has broken off (+ in): There s a chip in this plate. 2 PIECE a small piece of wood, stone, metal etc that has broken off something: Wood chips covered the floor of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chip — chip1 W3S2 [tʃıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(computer)¦ 3¦(piece)¦ 4¦(mark)¦ 5 have a chip on your shoulder 6 when the chips are down 7 be a chip off the old block 8¦(game)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
chip — {{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 ▪ … Collocations dictionary
chip something off — ˌchip ˈoff | ˌchip sthˈoff derived to damage sth by breaking a small piece off it; to be damaged in this way • He chipped off a piece of his tooth. • The paint had chipped off. Main entry: ↑chipderived … Useful english dictionary
chip away at something — ˌchip aˈway at sth derived to keep breaking small pieces off sth • He was chipping away at the stone. • (figurative) They chipped away at the power of the government (= gradually made it weaker) … Useful english dictionary
chip off — verb break off (a piece from a whole) Her tooth chipped • Syn: ↑chip, ↑come off, ↑break away, ↑break off • Derivationally related forms: ↑chip (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chip*/*/ — [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) … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌchip (sth) aˈway — phrasal verb 1) to gradually make something weaker, smaller, or less effective Her comments were beginning to chip away at his self confidence.[/ex] 2) to remove small pieces from something hard by hitting it with a tool She was chipping away at… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
have a chip on your shoulder (about something) — have a ˈchip on your shoulder (about sth) idiom (informal) to be sensitive about sth that happened in the past and become easily offended if it is mentioned because you think that you were treated unfairly • He has a real chip on his shoulder… … Useful english dictionary
stock — physical items ( inventory) that a business uses in its production process or has for sale in the ordinary course of doing business. Glossary of Business Terms Ownership of a corporation indicated by shares, which represent a piece of the… … Financial and business terms
