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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Chipped conch shells and scattered bone whistles point to a musical ambience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“It was a perfect tee shot right down the middle. Chipped it in there and made the putt for birdie,” Watson said wryly.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2021

There’s more to stand-up in Harlem than the long-running amateur night at the Apollo Theater, as this celebration aims to demonstrate in the coming week at places such as Under Bar and the Chipped Cup.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2019

BST11:10 70 min Chipped ahead and a late tackle means another penalty to Scotland, this time just inside their half.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2015

“I gotta get my energy up for our run this afternoon. I was thinking we could just run down to the Chipped Cup and get a doughnut today. We could get there and back easy.”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan