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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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Fulleffort was scratched Thursday because of a chipped bone in his left hind ankle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Van Gerwen's Dutch compatriot Gian van Veen also chipped away at his deficit with an impressive quarter-final victory over Clayton.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

This is especially true given that U.S. consumers already don’t feel great after years of above-normal inflation that chipped away at their purchasing power.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 8, 2026

However, its Hill’s Pet Nutrition segment chipped in 23% of net sales, or about $4.6 billion.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The knives were old things: the hilts were made of bone, while the blades were chipped, volcanic glass, black as jet, with white snowflake-shapes frozen forever into the obsidian.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman