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

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Van Gerwen's Dutch compatriot Gian van Veen also chipped away at his deficit with an impressive quarter-final victory over Clayton.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

During the 2022 Artemis I test mission, which had no people aboard, the heat shield had unexpectedly chipped in more than 100 spots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

However, a contractor cautioned Joseph that the bricks would be expensive to replace if chipped during the stripping process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Once we were down to the fossil “bed” we chipped away at the hard soil with hunting knives, searching for bones.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall