chip

/tʃɪp/ noun [C]

Definition

POTATO UK (US french fry) › a long, thin piece of potato that is cooked in oil: [usually plural] fish and chips

IN BAG US (UK crisp) › a very thin, dry, fried slice of potato: [usually plural] barbecue-flavoured potato chips

COMPUTER › a microchip (= very small part of a computer that stores information)

SMALL PIECE › a small piece that has broken off something: wood chips

HOLE › a place where a small piece has broken off something: This cup has a chip in it.

(Definition of chip noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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