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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Chip
  2. n. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.
  3. n. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape.
  4. n. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.
  5. n. the act of chipping something
  6. 1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment. 2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape. 3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.
  7. n:100 n the act of chipping something v break off (a piece from a whole) v cut a nick into v play a chip shot v form by chipping v break a small piece off from