chip

Snack or flaw

Common to various meanings of chip is the idea of something small, sometimes flat, and being one of a number of like things, perhaps formerly attached to something larger.

A single potato will yield many chips, which are extremely thin and flat if you’re in the U.S., and sticklike if you’re in the UK.

A chip may break off of something, such as a piece of crockery.

A poker chip is a small disk with some value assigned to it for betting.

To chip something is to remove chips from it, or reduce it to chips.

fragment

shard

Broken fragment of something brittle

splinterThin sharp fragment
pieceA portion or segment
flakeThin detached fragment

sliver · crack · nick · dent · damage · broken · paint · tooth · enamel · porcelain

gambling

poker

Hearth implement for coals

casinoFacility for wagering
betRisked stake on outcome
wagerStake on uncertainty

stakes · ante · stack · token · cash-in · high-roller · blackjack · pot · all-in · denomination

snack

potato

Edible underground tuber

crunchyBreaking with sound
crispFirm and breakable
saltedTreated with sodium chloride

fried · baked · bagged · ridged · tortilla · nacho · barbecue · cheddar · dip · salsa

microchip

silicon

Metalloid in electronics

semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
transistorSemiconductor signal switch
microprocessorCompact computing circuit

circuit · integrated · CPU · motherboard · processor · nanotechnology · wafer · fabrication · nanometer · GPU

boardgame

token

Representative placeholder

counterFlat service surface
pieceA portion or segment
discFlat circular object

marker · stack · plastic · colored · scoring · placement · bidding · trading

golf

shot

Quick liquor serving

pitchFrequency of sound
lobHigh-arcing throw or hit
wedgeTapered splitting tool

green · flop · approach · lie · backspin · blade · skull · duff · up-and-down · pin

chip

shard

poker

potato

silicon

token

shot

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