chipped

VERB

knock a piece out of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chop crack hack nick splinter whack

STRONG

break chisel clip crumble damage flake fragment gash hackle hew incise notch shape shear slash slice sliver snick snip split whittle

WEAK

crack off cut away cut off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fix mend

STRONG

build combine increase join put together

Example Sentences

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chipped

"When he first moved in he hadn't been chipped or neutered, so that's all taken care of," Dunkley said.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

The Oregon-based company has been facing mounting competition in China from fast-growing local rivals such as Anta and Li Ning, which have chipped away at its market share in recent years and pressured sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

If you can’t get your pet chipped in time for Saturday, make sure they have a good collar with an up-to-date name tag and contact number, Oreck said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

America250 itself has chipped in a late-model orange iPhone.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

I look down at my chipped nail polish as we pull to a stop at a traffic light.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone