chip
/tʃɪp/noun
उच्चारण चिप
चिप; टुकड़ा
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Asked in previous papers
as idiom, phrasal verb
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[C]
(also microchip) a very small piece of silicon used to carry a complicated electronic circuit; the place from which a small piece of wood, glass has broken from an object; a long thin piece of potato fried in oil
चिप; टुकड़ा
- a computer chip
- Engineers designed a faster chip for the new laptop.
- The phone has a very fast chip.
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- A tiny chip controls the washing machine.
- There is a global shortage of chips for cars.
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[T, I]
to damage something by breaking a small piece off it; (chip in) to give money or help
टुकड़ा टूटना; योगदान देना
- Everyone chipped in.
- The students chipped in to buy a gift for their teacher.
- The cup was chipped at the rim.
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- We all chipped in to buy the gift.
- He chipped a tooth on a stone.
Synonyms contribute break nick
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
chip (noun): small piece / crisp / microchip
In British English chips are fried strips of potato, crisps are the thin packet snack; a chip can also be a microchip or a small broken piece.
ब्रिटिश English में chips तले हुए आलू के टुकड़े हैं और crisps पैकेट वाला पतला नाश्ता; chip का अर्थ microchip या टूटा हुआ छोटा टुकड़ा भी है।
- He ordered fish and chips.
- The phone uses a faster chip.
chip + at / off sth (verb)
As a verb, chip means to break a small piece off something; chip off is the phrasal form.
Verb के रूप में 'chip' का अर्थ किसी वस्तु से छोटा टुकड़ा तोड़ना है; 'chip off' इसका phrasal रूप है।
- She chipped a cup.
- Paint was chipping off the wall.
chip in (with sth)
Chip in means to give money towards something, or to interrupt a conversation with a remark.
'Chip in' का अर्थ किसी कार्य के लिए धन देना, या बातचीत में टिप्पणी जोड़ना है।
- All friends chipped in for the gift.
- He chipped in with a joke.
chip away at sth
Chip away at means to reduce something slowly with repeated small efforts.
'Chip away at' का अर्थ बार-बार छोटे प्रयासों से किसी चीज़ को धीरे-धीरे घटाना है।
- She chipped away at the syllabus every day.
+Collocations 4
type of chip
potatocomputerwoodchocolatesilicon
- Chocolate chip cookies were sold at the school fair.
verb + chip
chip a toothchip a platechip the paintchip a stonechip an edge
- He chipped a tooth while eating nuts.
chip + in / away
chip inchip awaychip offchip atchip out
- We all chipped in to buy the teacher a book.
idioms with chip
a chip off the old blockwhen the chips are downhave a chip on one's shoulderchips and fishcash in one's chips
- He is a chip off the old block; his father also loved cricket.
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- The plate had a small chip on its edge.
प्लेट के किनारे पर एक छोटा-सा टुकड़ा टूटा हुआ था।
- Radhika and her friends chipped in to buy a cake for the teacher.
राधिका और उसकी सहेलियों ने मिलकर शिक्षिका के लिए केक खरीदने हेतु चंदा दिया।
- Modern mobile phones depend on powerful computer chips.
आधुनिक मोबाइल फ़ोन शक्तिशाली कंप्यूटर चिप पर निर्भर हैं।
- He has a chip on his shoulder because he was never promoted.
उसके मन में शिकायत का बोझ है क्योंकि उसे कभी पदोन्नति नहीं मिली।
- When the chips are down, true friends stand by you.
जब कठिन समय आता है, तब सच्चे मित्र साथ खड़े रहते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Fish and crisps is her favourite dinner.
✓ Fish and chips is her favourite dinner.
The British dish is fish and chips; crisps are the thin snack from a packet.
ब्रिटिश व्यंजन 'fish and chips' है; 'crisps' पैकेट वाला पतला नाश्ता है।
✗ Everyone chipped for the gift.
✓ Everyone chipped in for the gift.
The phrasal verb chip in needs the particle in.
Phrasal verb 'chip in' के लिए particle 'in' आवश्यक है।
✗ He is a chip of the old block.
✓ He is a chip off the old block.
The idiom uses off, not of.
मुहावरे में 'off' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
¶Idioms 4
a chip off the old block
a person who is very similar to their mother or father in the way that they look or behave
बिलकुल अपने माता-पिता जैसा, जैसा बाप वैसा बेटा
- Radhika loves teaching just like her father; she's a chip off the old block.
- The young batsman is a chip off the old block.
when the chips are down
when you are in a very difficult situation, especially one that forces you to decide what is important
मुश्किल घड़ी में; संकट के समय
- When the chips are down, you find out who your real friends are.
- She always does her best when the chips are down.
have had your chips
to be in a situation in which you are certain to be defeated or killed (British, informal)
(किसी की) हार या बर्बादी तय हो जाना
- The party has had its chips in this state.
- When the ball hit the stumps, I knew I'd had my chips.
have a chip on your shoulder / carry a chip on your shoulder
to be sensitive or angry about something because you think you have been treated unfairly
मन में किसी बात की कड़वाहट या शिकायत पाले रखना
- He has a chip on his shoulder about not getting into a good college.
- Don't carry a chip on your shoulder; nobody is against you.
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chip in
to join in or interrupt a conversation by adding a comment; to give some money so that a group of people can pay for something together
(बातचीत में) बीच में बोल पड़ना, अपनी बात जोड़ना; (मिलकर) पैसा देना, योगदान देना, चंदा मिलाना
- 'It wasn't my idea,' Rahul chipped in.
- Everyone chipped in with suggestions.
- We all chipped in to buy a gift for our teacher.
- Each student chipped in two hundred rupees.
chip away at sth
to keep breaking small pieces off something; to make something gradually weaker
(किसी चीज़ को) थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके कमज़ोर करना
- Every small win chips away at your fear of the exam.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A chip off the old block (a person like their parent), have a chip on your shoulder (feel angry because you think you were treated unfairly), when the chips are down (in a difficult situation), chip in (contribute).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: a chip off the old block (माता-पिता जैसा व्यक्ति), have a chip on your shoulder (अनुचित व्यवहार की भावना से नाराज़ रहना), when the chips are down (कठिन स्थिति में), chip in (योगदान देना)।