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the place where a small piece of wood, stone, or other material has broken off a larger piece

This plate has a chip in it.

( also po • ta to chip ) a very thin piece of potato cooked in hot oil and eaten cold

I put out chips and dip for the party.

( computers ) a very small thing inside a computer that makes it work

—SYNONYM microchip

chip 2 / tjip / verb ( chips , chip • ping , chipped )

to break or lose a small piece off something hard My son fell off his bike and chipped his tooth.

chip .munk / ^ртлцк/ chipmunk

noun [ count ]

a small animal with a long, thick tail and brown fur with lines of black and white on its back

chirp / t/srp / verb ( chirps , chirp • ing , chirped )

to make the short high sound that small birds make

chis • el / ' уы / noun

[ count ]

a tool with a sharp end that is used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.

chlo • ride / ' kloraid / noun [ count, noncount ]

( chemistry ) a substance that is a mixture of chlorine and another chemical sodium chloride chlo • rine / ' klorin / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol Cl )

( chemistry ) a yellow-green gas with a strong smell, which is used for making water safe to drink or to swim in

choc .o .late Ф / ' tjaklst /

1 [ noncount ] a dark brown sweet food that is made from seeds (called cocoa beans ) that grow on trees in hot countries

Do you like chocolate?

would love a piece of chocolate right now. a chocolate cake

[ count ] a piece of candy made of chocolate a box of chocolates

choc • o • late chip / |tjaklst ' tjip / noun

[count]

a small piece of chocolate used in baking chocolate chip cookies

choice Ф / tjois /

[ count ] the act of choosing between two or more people or things

You made the right choice .

[ noncount ] the right or chance to choose We have no choice . We have to leave.

[ count ] the things that you can choose from The menu has a choice of six different soups.

[ count ] the person or thing that someone has chosen She was my choice for student council president.

choir / ' kwaisr / noun [ count ] ( music ) a group of people who sing together a school choir

choke / tjouk / verb (chokes, chok • ing, choked )

to be or to make someone not able to breathe because something is stopping air from getting in He was choking on a fish bone. Loosen the dog's collar — it's choking him.

cho • les • ter • ol / ks 'lestsrol / noun

[noncount]

( health , biology ) a substance in your body that can cause heart disease if there is too much of it a new medication to help lower your cholesterol

choose О / tjuz / verb ( choos • es , choos • ing , chose / tjouz / has cho • sen / ' tjouzn / ) to decide which thing or person you want She chose the chocolate cake.

Mike had to choose between getting a job or going to college.

The noun is choice .

chop 1 / tjap /verb (chops, chop • ping, chopped )

to cut something into pieces with a knife, etc. Chop up an onion into small pieces. We chopped some wood for the fire. Thesaurus

cut to divide something into two or more pieces with a knife, etc.: Cut the sandwich in half (= into two equal pieces ) . ♦ She cut the bread into thick slices. ♦ He cut up the meat on his plate.

chop to cut something into pieces with something sharp, such as a knife: Chop the carrots up into small pieces. ♦ Add the finely chopped onions. ♦ Roughly chop the herbs.

slice to cut something into thin pieces (called slices ): Slice the cucumber thinly. ♦ a loaf of sliced bread ♦ Should I slice the cake now?