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verb

Chip v. t. (past & past part. chipped; pres. part. chipping)

To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew.

To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.

To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.

To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. (Slang. U. S.)

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"Chip in" Quotes from Famous Books

... with, cast in one's lot with; join partnership, enter into partnership with; rally round, follow the lead of; come to, pass over to, come into the views of; be in the same boat, row in the same boat; sail in the same boat; sail on the same tack. be a party to, lend oneself to; chip in; participate; have a hand in, have a finger in the pie; take part in, bear part in; second &c (aid) 707; take the part of, play the game of; espouse a cause, espouse a quarrel. Adj. cooperating &c v.; in cooperation &c n., in league &c ...

— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... he said, in a soft, ominous tone; "that's the bank. They give a fellow a post that keeps him going night and day, Sundays and holidays, knowing that if he gets up against it absolutely, some other mark will chip in and help him out. They get the greatest possible labor out of the least possible staff at the lowest ...

— A Canadian Bankclerk • J. P. Buschlen

... farm out near Xenia, Ohio, where I lay up in winter, that I'm going to own for myself one of these days. I've seen too many in this business die right in exhibition, and the show have to chip in to bury 'em, for me not to save up against a ...

— Humoresque - A Laugh On Life With A Tear Behind It • Fannie Hurst

... a dam' fool I want to shake hands with. You aren't excited and you don't play to the gallery; so if there's anything you want on this ranch, from a posse to a pack-outfit, it's yours. And if either of you get Sears, I'll sure chip in my share to buy ...

— Partners of Chance • Henry Herbert Knibbs

... deal of thanks fer stirring up such an interest. I don't have the sort er feelin' that Boyden has. I stand ready and willin' ter put my hand in my pocket ter help aout expenses, ef some others will 'gree ter chip in." ...

— Randy and Her Friends • Amy Brooks

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