chip
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- noun
- /tʃɪp/
- US
:
patatas fritas (ES)
- You're ruining my enjoyment of these chips.
- potato chips
- chips and cookies
- a bag of chips
Apparently he would buy her bracelets and hide them in empty chip bags as a prank.
- Apparently he would buy her bracelets and hide them in empty chip bags as a prank.
- Whole milk yogurt, whole milk and a good like sharp salt and vinegar chip like strong flavor.
Examples
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Get some... sour cream and onion chips... with some dip, man.
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Paul, we need more chips!
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So all I want is like chips and chocolate cake and stuff.
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The girl with the chips is probably sharing them with someone else.
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You can have the chips.
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We should've brought chips and dip!
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Women sold necklaces, soft drinks, and potato chips laid out on small tables.
Academic text (2007) -
Got a couple of bags of chips and some jerky, just holler if you want some.
Fiction book (1993) -
Okay, she nodded, picking up a bowl of potato chips that needed refilling.
Academic text (2012) -
For a quick snack, I grabbed a bag of chips to munch on during the movie.
Synonyms
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A thin crispy slice of potato fried or baked and eaten as a snack
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A thin fried slice of potato eaten cold as a snack
A thin, crisp slice of potato fried in hot oil
Fried potato chips coated with curry powder and served hot as a snack
Idioms
- Informal
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A person who is very like one of their parents in looks or behaviour
- Informal
Strong anger or hurt about being treated unfairly in the past
Compounds
- Specialized
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A share of a large, well-known company that is safe and pays steady dividends
- Specialized
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A small, flat piece of material with tiny electronic parts that makes computers and phones work
- Specialized
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A short low golf shot that makes the ball run along the ground toward the hole
- Specialized
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An electronic device put in the brain that records and plays back a person's past events or feelings
- Specialized
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A small electronic part inside a device that controls its actions and calculations
- Specialized
A small device with many tiny DNA pieces that tests many genes in a sample
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Etymology
Chip for the snack comes from the simple idea of a 'small slice'; a potato is cut into thin 'chips', so the name tells you it is a small, thin piece of potato that is fried or baked.