'To chip in' definitions:
Definition of 'To chip in'
From: GCIDE
- Chip \Chip\ (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chipped (ch[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Chipping.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. Chop to cut.]
- 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. [1913 Webster]
- To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To chip in'
- Chip,
- Chipped,
- Chipping,
- Chips,
- chip at,
- chip in,
- chip off,
- Buffalo chips,
- Chip ax,
- Chip bonnet,
- Chip hat,
- Chipping bird,
- Chipping squirrel,
- Potato chips,
- Saratoga chips,
- bargaining chip,
- blue chip,
- buffalo chip,
- chip away,
- chip away at,
- chip shot,
- chipping sparrow,
- corn chip,
- cow chip,
- dna chip,
- fish and chips,
- gene chip,
- memory chip,
- micro chip,
- microprocessor chip,
- poker chip,
- potato chip,
- saratoga chip,
- silicon chip,
- tortilla chip,
- A chip off the old block,
- Log-chip,
- blue-chip,
- cash in one's chips,
- chip off the old block,
- chip-chap,
- chocolate chip cookie,
- blue-chip stock,
- read-only memory chip