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# chips

noun (chips — plural of chip)

«chips» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, chips are long pieces of fried potato, called «fries» or «French fries» in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#m1)
2. In the USA and Canada, chips are thin, crisp slices of fried potato sold in packets, called «crisps» in the UK and Ireland (in Australia and NZ, «chips» can mean both). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#m2)
3. Chips are small broken pieces of wood, stone or other material. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#m3)
4. Chips (silicon chips, microchips) are tiny electronic parts inside computers and phones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#m4)
5. Chips are small plastic tokens used in games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, «fish and chips» is a classic British and Australian meal; chips are a treat, not an everyday food, because they are high in fat and salt. In science and technology, computer chips hold the circuits that make devices work, and pets can have a microchip under the skin so lost pets are returned. In art, «chips» of paint or wood. Phrases: «fish and chips», «a bag of chips», «chocolate chips», «wood chips», «microchips», «when the chips are down» (when things are hard).

### Examples

- We had fish and chips at the seaside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#x1)
- In America, I asked for chips and got a packet of crisps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#x2)
- Chips are tasty, but too many are not healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#x3)
- Chocolate chips make cookies delicious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#x4)
- Wood chips cover the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#x5)
- Computers are full of tiny chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#x6)
- Our dog has a microchip, so the vet could find his owners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#x7)
- Put some salt and vinegar on your chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#x8)
- "But I would rather be chopped to chips," said the elder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/#x9)

### Note

Plural of «chip». Same word, different foods: UK chips = US fries; US chips = UK crisps. In maths word problems about «chips», check if it means food, counters or tokens; counting works the same.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means small broken pieces of stone or wood left from a smashed building.

**Interpretation.** Amos says God will break great and small houses alike. Tradition reads this as a warning that rich and poor will be judged for injustice.

### Examples

- For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten into splinters, and the little house into chips. (Prophets AMO.6.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x1)

### Note

Plural of «chip». Same word, different foods: UK chips = US fries; US chips = UK crisps. In maths word problems about «chips», check if it means food, counters or tokens; counting works the same.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chips» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chips/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chips» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chips.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «chips» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chips» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/chips.html) on Mova free.