chip synonyms

chip

n.

  1. A fragment

    thin slice, shard, sliver, shaving; see bit 1, flake, part 1.

  2. A microcircuit

    microchip, integrated circuit, semiconductor, microprocessor, silicon chip, computer on a chip.

  3. A place where a piece has chipped off

    nick, scratch, flaw; see blemish, nick.

  4. A counter used in games

    token, poker chip, counter, marker, disk, piece.

having a chip on one's shoulder*

ready to fight, belligerent, truculent, hostile; see aggressive 2, angry.

in the chips*

wealthy, having money, flush*; see rich 1.

when the chips are down

in a crisis, having trouble, in a difficult position; see in trouble 1 at trouble.

chip

v.

nick, scratch, gouge, slash, hew, hack, crumble, snip, fragment, break, crack, flake, incise, shape, shape bit by bit, cut fragments from, whittle, crack off, splinter, gash, snick, notch, sliver, cut, cut off, chop, split, slice, chisel, clip, cut away, fracture, shiver, reduce.

Antonyms join*, unite*, mend.

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