n. 1.a small fragment of something broken off from the whole 2.a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line 3.a piece of dried bovine dung 4.a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat 5.a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something 6.a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling 7.electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit 8.a low running approach shot 9.the act of chipping something chip v. 1.break off (a piece from a whole) 2.cut a nick into 3.play a chip shot 4.form by chipping 5.break a small piece off from