· the act of chipping something
Synonym(s): chip, splintering
Hypernym(s): breakage, break, breaking
· break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
Synonym(s): chip_off, come_off, break_away, break_off
Hypernym(s): separate, divide, part
· cut a nick into
Synonym(s): nick
Hypernym(s): cut
· play a chip shot
Hypernym(s): shoot
· form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"
Hypernym(s): shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
· break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
Synonym(s): knap, cut_off, break_off
Hypernym(s): cut