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¹chip

/ˈtʃɪp/ noun

plural chips

[count] 1 : a small piece that has been broken off from something larger
▪ wood chips ▪ chips of stone

2 : a place where a small piece of something has broken off
▪ The cup has a chip in/on it.

3 : a small piece of candy or chocolate used in baking
▪ chocolate chips ▪ chocolate chip cookies [=cookies with small bits of chocolate in them]

4 a : a thin, hard, and usually salty piece of food
▪ tortilla chips ; especially US : potato chip
▪ a bag of chips — see also corn chip
b Brit : french fry — see also fish and chips

5 : a small, flat, round piece of plastic that is used to represent an amount of money in gambling games like poker — see also bargaining chip

6 : a very small piece of hard material (called silicon) in a computer or other device that contains many electronic circuits
▪ computer/silicon chips — see also microchip

7 US, informal : a piece of dried waste matter from an animal
▪ buffalo/cow chips

8 : chip shot 1 2

chip off the old block

informal : someone who looks or behaves like his or her parent
▪ His son is a real chip off the old block.

have a chip on your shoulder

informal : to have an angry or unpleasant attitude or way of behaving caused by a belief that you have been treated unfairly in the past
▪ He has had a chip on his shoulder ever since he didn't get the promotion he was expecting.

let the chips fall where they may

US, informal : to allow events to happen without trying to change them ◊This phrase usually suggests that you are willing to accept a result, whatever it may be.
▪ I will run the best campaign I can, then let the chips fall where they may.

when the chips are down

informal : in a difficult situation : when things are not good
▪ True friends will stand by you when the chips are down.