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Uncommon
noun
•
A
small
piece
broken
from a
larger
piece
of
solid
material
.
•
A
damaged
area
of a
surface
where a
small
piece
has been
broken off
.
•
In Gambling & Games:
A
token
used
in place of
cash
.
•
A
sovereign
(the
coin
).
•
In Electronics:
A
circuit
fabricated
in one piece
on a
small
,
thin
substrate
.
•
In Electronics:
A
hybrid
device
mounted
in a
substrate
,
containing
electronic
circuitry
and
miniaturised
mechanical
,
chemical
and/or
biochemical
device
s.
•
In Australian English, British English, Irish English & New Zealand English:
A
fried
strip
of
potato
of
square
or
rectangular
cross-section
; a
french fry
.
•
In American English, Australian English, Canadian English & New Zealand English:
A
thin
,
crisp
,
fried
slice
of
potato
, or sometimes another
vegetable
; a
crisp
.
•
In Sports:
A
shot
during which the
ball
travels
more
predominantly
upwards than in a
regular
shot
,
as to
clear
an
obstacle
.
•
In Curling:
A
takeout
that
hits
a
rock
at an
angle
.
•
A
dried
piece
of
dung
, often used as
fuel
.
•
In New Zealand English:
A
receptacle
,
usually
for
strawberries
or other
fruit
.
•
In Cooking:
A
small
, near-conical
piece
of food
added
in
baking
.
•
A
small
rectangle
of colour
printed
on
coated
paper
for
colour
selection
and
matching
. A
virtual
equivalent
in
software
applications
.
•
In Nautical:
The
triangular
piece
of
wood
attached
to the
log
line
.
•
Wood
or
Cuban
palm
leaf
split
into
slips
, or
straw
plaited
in
a special
manner
, for making
hats
or
bonnets
.
⚠️
Anything
dried up
,
withered
, or without
flavour
.
•
In Golf:
A
low
shot
that
travels
further along the
ground
than it
does in
the
air
.
•
Abbreviation
of
chromatin
immunoprecipitation
.
•
An
officer
of the
California
Highway
Patrol
verb
•
To
chop
or
cut
into
small
pieces
.
•
To
break
small
pieces
from.
•
In Sports:
To
play
a
shot
hitting
the
ball
predominantly
upwards
rather than
forwards
. In
association football
specifically
, when the
shot
is a
shot on goal
, the
opposing
goalkeeper
may be the
direct object
of the
verb
,
rather than
the
ball
.
•
In Automotive:
to
upgrade
an
engine
management system
,
usually
to increase power.
•
To become
chipped
.
•
In Card games:
To
ante
(up).
•
To
fit
(an
animal
) with a
microchip
.
•
In British English:
to
contribute
.
•
To
make fun of
.
name
•
Acronym
of children's
health insurance
program
.
•
Acronym
of
clonal
hematopoiesis
of
indeterminate
potential
.
•
A
diminutive
of the
male
given names
Christopher
and
Charles
.
•
Acronym
of
California
Highway
Patrol
.
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Rhymes
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nip
hip
zip
pip
sip
lip
yip
dip
gyp
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tip
rip
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clip
drip
quip
skip
ship
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Lineage
chip
English
chip
Middle English (1100-1500)
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