chips

UK /t͡ʃɪps/ US /t͡ʃɪps/

noun 2name 1

Definitions

noun

A carpenter.

But the Saturday-night bottles were not all. The carpenter and cooper, in sea parlance, Chips and Bungs, who were the "Cods," or leaders of the forecastle, in some way or other, managed to obtain an extra supply […]

I began a new branch of experience by going to sea as a 'chips.'

name

Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.

noun

Acronym of cookies having independent partitioned state.

Collocations

ADJ.

enough, good, mixed, transparent

We bought mixed chips from the market and shared them with friends at the beach.

VERB + CHIPS

act, call, cashed, chipping, come, eat, fish, like

He cashed in his chips and left the poker game early that night.

CHIPS + NOUN

bowl, bungs, queen

We bought a large bowl of chips and guacamole for the party last night.

PREP.

down, from, in, in, until, with

He munched on chips while watching the football match on television.

ADV.

uniformly

The potato chips were uniformly golden and crispy when they came out of the deep fryer.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — strips of potato fried in deep fat

fries

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

when the chips are down

When the pressure is on; when the situation is urgent or critical.

He wasn't a very talented musician but, when the chips were down, he played well.

have had one's chips

To be dead or finished.

He must have had his chips, she thought, and our children will be born fatherless.

cash in one's chips

To discontinue an activity, accepting whatever gains or losses one has incurred; to give up.

"Looks like these grandees'll have to cash in their chips and quit, but it's a darned shame."

let the chips fall where they may

To allow events to unfold naturally; to accept what occurs without prejudice, worry, or regret.

[H]e said tinny things to me, thinks like . . . "I want to talk cold turkey to you, man to man!" And he took me down to what he called his "den" in order that we might ". . . call

Example Bank

Wiktionary

I began a new branch of experience by going to sea as a 'chips.'

Wiktionary

Help yourself to more potato chips.

Tatoeba · #30500

This company manufactures computer chips.

Tatoeba · #59872

These potato chips are good enough to make you want more.

Tatoeba · #60500

The Van Horn family was in the chips.

Tatoeba · #65700

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, chips is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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