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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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“We’re relentless. It could be anybody’s night,” said Miles McBride, who has chipped in three triples over the series.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Each time I chipped away at my football-induced telecom debt, I felt a numbing angst that it was as if the World Cup had never happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The key New Zealand wicket was Devine, and when she tamely chipped Gibson to mid-off for a five-ball duck England's joy was obvious.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Even The Atlantic chipped in, calling it a dangerous precedent.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

We all huddled behind a chipped stone table, most of its jewels shattered or missing, and listened as our bunny spy gave us the lowdown.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia