Topic: COOKING
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chip2 past tense and past participle chipped, present participle chipping
1 if you chip something, or if it chips, a small piece of it breaks off accidentally : 
Gary fell and chipped one of his front teeth.He chipped a bone in his knee and was carried off the pitch. These plates chip really easily.
accidentally break (something)
[intransitive and transitive]
Gary fell and chipped one of his front teeth.He chipped a bone in his knee and was carried off the pitch.These plates chip really easily.2 to remove something, especially something hard that is covering a surface, by hitting it with a tool so that small pieces break off : Archaeologists were carefully chipping away at the rock. Chip out the plaster with a steel chisel.
remove something
[intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition]Archaeologists were carefully chipping away at the rock.Chip out the plaster with a steel chisel.3 to hit a golf ball or kick a football or a rugby ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distance :
sport
[transitive]DS4 to cut potatoes into thin pieces ready to be cooked in hot oil
potatoes
[transitive] British EnglishDFCchip away at something
phrasal verbWriters such as Voltaire and Diderot were chipping away at the foundations of society.Fears about the future chipped away at her sense of well-being.chip in
phrasal verb1 to interrupt a conversation by saying something that adds more detail 'It won't be easy,' Jeff chipped in. I'd just like to chip in, Bill, if I might.
'It won't be easy,' Jeff chipped in.I'd just like to chip in, Bill, if I might.2 if each person in a group chips in, they each give a small amount of money so that they can buy something together : We all chipped in to buy Amy a graduation present.
We all chipped in to buy Amy a graduation present.