💾 A microchip 🍟 A snack 🪨 A small piece 🪨 To break off 🎰 Gambling tokens ⛳ To hit lightly ⛳ A short shot 💩 Dried dung 🪢 A float for measuring

to chip

23 5.4

To hit the ball with a short stroke so it lands near the hole

verb
/tʃɪp/

Specialized

: hacer un chip

John Salmons had 9 points on 6 shots and chipped in 4 assists and 2 steals.

But I've got to go with right because right, you could keep the ball up front from a corner, clear it and he could beat two players and chip the goalie out of nothing.

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Examples

To me, the smartest play is to come up short of the icy green and give yourself a chance to chip it in.

Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
The boys at work today will be chipping in gladly.

On the Waterfront (1954)
Looks like he might chip this one, Bob.

Mean Machine (2001)
I'm just trying to chip first, which I really like.

Good Mythical Morning
He can get forwards and chip in with the odd goal.
From there, Teixeira raced through and chipped it over Philip Nelson ten minutes from time.

Blog text (26)
Junior Devin Oliver added eight points on 3-of-4 shooting and chipped in a career-high five assists.

Blog text (13)
He carefully chipped the ball onto the green, hoping for a good roll towards the hole.
For beginners, it's important to focus on the technique when you chip the ball near the pin.
She practiced how to chip the ball short and get it to land softly on the putting surface.

Idioms

chip off the old block

Informal

7 4.4

A person who is very like one of their parents in looks or behaviour

chip on someone's shoulder

Informal

7.6

Strong anger or hurt about being treated unfairly in the past

Phrasal Verbs

to chip in

31 3.2

Give money or help together to reach a shared goal

to chip away

24 4.2

To make something smaller or weaker by removing small parts slowly

to chip away at

18 4.6

Gradually make something weaker by repeated small actions

to chip off

3 3.2

Break a small piece from something by hitting or pressing it

to chip at

1 3.9

To remove small pieces from a surface by cutting or hitting it

Compounds

potato chip

48 1.0

A thin crispy slice of potato fried or baked and eaten as a snack

chocolate chip cookie

23 1.0

A flat sweet baked biscuit with small pieces of chocolate

blue chip

18 4.2

A large well-known company whose shares people buy because they seem safe

bargaining chip

18 3.4

A thing used to gain an advantage in talks by offering or keeping it back

tortilla chip

6 1.2

A thin, crisp snack made from corn and often eaten with dips

corn chip

5 1.0

A thin crunchy snack made from corn and fried, often salted or flavored

blue-chip stock

Specialized

4 4.1

A share of a large, well-known company that is safe and pays steady dividends

poker chip

4 3.0

A small round disk that stands for money in card games like poker

blue chip

3 6.5

A poker chip with the most value in a game

memory chip

Specialized

3 3.6

An electronic part inside a computer that stores data like RAM

silicon chip

Specialized

3 3.7

A small, flat piece of material with tiny electronic parts that makes computers and phones work

chip shot

Specialized

1 6.1

A short low golf shot that makes the ball run along the ground toward the hole

cow chip

NSFW

1 9.6

A flat dried piece of cow dung that people burn as fuel or throw in games

buffalo chip

1 9.9

A dried piece of buffalo dung used as fuel

memory chip

Specialized

1 4.4

An electronic device put in the brain that records and plays back a person's past events or feelings

microprocessor chip

Specialized

1 4.4

A small electronic part inside a device that controls its actions and calculations

white chip

1 4.1

A small gambling piece worth the lowest amount in a poker game

curry chip

4.0

Fried potato chips coated with curry powder and served hot as a snack

DNA chip

Specialized

4.3

A small device with many pieces of DNA that tests genes in samples

gene chip

Specialized

6.6

A small device with many tiny DNA pieces that tests many genes in a sample

read-only memory chip

Specialized

3.7

A small computer chip that stores data you cannot change

potato chip of the sea

Informal

8.4

A thin crispy snack made from roasted seaweed that people eat

Saratoga chip

Archaic

8.4

A thin, crisp slice of potato fried in hot oil

tomorrow's chip paper

9.5

News that is not important and quickly forgotten

How High

lob

10 4.4

to chip

Specialized

23 5.4

Surface Forms

chip infinitive

chipped past

chipped past participle

chipping present participle

chips third person singular

Etymology

Chip as a verb in sports, like golf, means to hit the ball with a short, light stroke and it follows the same idea as the noun 'chip' — making a small, precise action to move the ball.