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chipped

VERB

knock a piece out of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chop crack hack nick splinter whack

STRONG

break chisel clip crumble damage flake fragment gash hackle hew incise notch shape shear slash slice sliver snick snip split whittle

WEAK

crack off cut away cut off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fix mend

STRONG

build combine increase join put together

Example Sentences

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Each time I chipped away at my football-induced telecom debt, I felt a numbing angst that it was as if the World Cup had never happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Even The Atlantic chipped in, calling it a dangerous precedent.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Derbyshire's pursuit of 138 began badly when Caleb Jewell chipped Bailey to Harris in the second over of the innings.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

During the 2022 Artemis I test mission, which had no people aboard, the heat shield had unexpectedly chipped in more than 100 spots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Nhamo chipped off a portion of the termite nest with Uncle Kufa’s knife, while watching carefully for the mambas that inhabited such places.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer