chip
/ˈtʃɪp/
nounverb
Common
1.n.a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
“a bit of rock caught him in the eye”
2.n.a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
3.n.a piece of dried bovine dung
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chip and nick share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. chip means “a small fragment of something broken off from the whole”. nick means “cut slightly, with a razor”. nick is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtʃɪp/
1.n.a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
“a bit of rock caught him in the eye”
2.n.a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
3.n.a piece of dried bovine dung
/ˈnɪk/
1.v.cut slightly, with a razor
“The barber's knife nicked his cheek”
2.v.cut a nick into
3.v.divide or reset the tail muscles of
“nick horses”
| chip | nick | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃɪp/ | /ˈnɪk/ |
| Said | chip | nik |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | verb, noun |
| Senses | 14 | 7 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | bit, flake, fleck | snick |
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