Topic: COMPUTERS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | cipp, cyp 'small piece of wood', from Latin cippus 'sharp post' |
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chip1 S2 W3
[countable]
[countable]1
food
a) British English [usually plural]DFF a long thin piece of potato cooked in oil [= French fry American English]
b) American English [usually plural]DFF a thin flat round piece of food such as potato cooked in very hot oil and eaten cold [= crisp British English]
2TD a small piece of silicon that has a set of complicated electrical connections on it and is used to store and process information in computers : 
chip technology
computer
chip technology3 a small piece of wood, stone, metal etc that has been broken off something : Wood chips covered the floor of the workshop. a chocolate chip cookie (=one that contains small pieces of chocolate)
piece
Wood chips covered the floor of the workshop.a chocolate chip cookie (=one that contains small pieces of chocolate)4 a small hole or mark on a plate, cup etc where a piece has broken off
mark
5 to easily become offended or angry because you think you have been treated unfairly in the past
have a chip on your shoulder
6 in a serious or difficult situation, especially one in which you realize what is really true or important : When the chips are down, you've only got yourself to depend on.
when the chips are down
spokenWhen the chips are down, you've only got yourself to depend on.7 to be very similar to your mother or father in appearance or character
be a chip off the old block
informal8 a small flat coloured piece of plastic used in games such as poker or blackjack to represent a particular amount of money
game
[usually plural]DGG9 a hit in golf, or a kick in football or rugby, that makes the ball go high into the air for a short distance
sport
also chip shot, chip kickDS10 to be in a situation in which you no longer have any hope of improvement
have had your chips
British English informal ➔ blue chip
