Definition of Chip Away in English :
Define Chip Away in English
Chip Away meaning in English
Meaning of Chip Away in English
Pronunciation of Chip Away in English
Chip Away pronunciation in English
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Chip Away
see synonyms of chip awayVerb
1. chip away, chip away at
remove or withdraw gradually:
Example Sentences:'These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Chip Away
see synonyms of chip awayn.
1. A small broken or cut off piece, as of wood, stone, or glass.
2. A crack or flaw caused by the removal of a small piece.
3.
a. A small disk or counter used in poker and other games to represent money.
b. chips Slang Money.
4. See microchip.
5.
a. A thin, usually fried slice of food, especially a potato chip: ate chips with her sandwich.
b. A very small piece of food or candy: made cookies with chocolate chips.
c. chips Chiefly British French fries.
6. Wood, palm leaves, straw, or similar material cut and dried for weaving.
7. A fragment of dried animal dung used as fuel.
8. Something worthless.
9. Sports A chip shot.
v. chipped, chip·ping, chips
v. tr.
1. To chop or cut with an axe or other implement.
2.
a. To break a small piece from: chip a tooth.
b. To break or cut off (a small piece): chip ice from the window.
3. To shape or carve by cutting or chopping: chipped her name in the stone.
4. To implant a microchip in (an organism).
v. intr.
1. To become broken off into small pieces.
2. Sports To make a chip shot in golf.
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