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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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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

McKellen suffered a chipped vertebra and fractured wrist, but he says the doctors didn’t find anything else wrong with him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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

Earlier decisions had chipped away at the “separate but equal” doctrine, yet Jim Crow had managed to adapt to the changing legal environment, and most Southerners had remained confident that the institution would survive.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander