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

The two soft dismissals highlighted Sri Lanka's woes - Lahiru Udara was caught at mid-on and Kamil Mishara chipped one straight back to the slow left-arm spinner.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“For savers with money sitting in savings accounts earning a median or average rate, some may be seeing their returns being chipped away,” Roske said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Queens trailed 7-2 in the second inning but slowly chipped away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

The Oregon-based company has been facing mounting competition in China from fast-growing local rivals such as Anta and Li Ning, which have chipped away at its market share in recent years and pressured sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Both of them drink tea, or tea substitute, out of chipped cups.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse