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Chip off

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chip off"

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WordDefinition
break awayverbTo become separated, literally or figuratively.
break offverb(transitive) To discontinue abruptly.
chipnounA small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
come offverbTo have some success; to succeed.
chip awayverb(idiomatic, intransitive) To reduce or weaken bit by bit; often used with at.
chippingnoun(uncountable) The act of creating or producing chips, as by breaking something into small fragments, cutting potatoes, removing fragments from pottery, etc.
chippedHaving one or more chips (small pieces) missing.
chip inverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something.
chop offverb(transitive, literally) To sever by chopping or as if by chopping.
snap offverbbreak a piece from a whole
offcutnounA piece that has been cut off of a larger piece when not needed; surplus.
flake offverb(ambitransitive) To (cause to) come off in flakes.
cut awayverb(recorded media) To fail to show something; to stop before showing something; to leave a scene; to switch to a different scene quickly.
tear offverb(intransitive) To leave or depart rapidly.
pop offverb(intransitive, informal) To leave and return in a short time.
hack offverb(transitive) To remove by hacking; to cut off
skim offverbTo separate (the best part of something from the remainder).
rub offverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To be transferred with little or no effort.
cut offverbTo stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.
choppedCut or diced into small pieces.

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