Chip vs. Gravel

Chipnoun

A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

Chipnoun

A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.

Chipnoun

A token used in place of cash.

Chipnoun

A sovereign the coin.

Chipnoun

(electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.

Chipnoun

(electronics) A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices.

Chipnoun

A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section; a french fry.

Chipnoun

A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, or sometimes another vegetable.

Chipnoun

(sports) A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.

Chipnoun

(curling) A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.

Chipnoun

A dried piece of dung used as fuel.

Chipnoun

A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.

Chipnoun

(gastronomy) A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking.

Chipnoun

A small rectangle of colour printed on coated paper for colour selection and matching. A virtual equivalent in software applications.

Chipnoun

(nautical) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.

Chipnoun

(historical) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.

Chipnoun

Anything dried up, withered, or without flavour.

Chipnoun

(golf) A low shot that travels further along the ground than it does in the air.

Chipverb

(transitive) To chop or cut into small pieces.

Chipverb

(transitive) To break small pieces from.

Chipverb

To play a shot hitting the ball predominantly upwards rather than forwards.

Chipverb

In association football, specifically, to play a shot on goal by kicking the ball in an arc, over the goalkeeper's reach. (Such shots are often played in a mostly horizontal direction, particularly when taken from distance). In this usage, the opposing goalkeeper is often the direct object of the verb.

Chipverb

to upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.

Chipverb

(intransitive) To become chipped.

Chipverb

To ante (up).

Chipverb

To fit (an animal) with a microchip.

Chipverb

to contribute.

Chipverb

(also, to chip at) to make fun of

Chipverb

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

Chipverb

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

Chipverb

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

Chipverb

To break or fly off in small pieces.

Chipnoun

A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.

Chipnoun

A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.

Chipnoun

Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.

Chipnoun

Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; - used contemptuously.

Chipnoun

One of the counters used in poker and other games.

Chipnoun

The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.

Chipnoun

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole;

Chipnoun

a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

Chipnoun

a piece of dried bovine dung

Chipnoun

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Chipnoun

a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

Chipnoun

a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

Chipnoun

electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

Chipnoun

a low running approach shot

Chipnoun

the act of chipping something

Chipverb

break off (a piece from a whole);

Chipverb

cut a nick into

Chipverb

play a chip shot

Chipverb

form by chipping;

Chipverb

break a small piece off from;

Gravelnoun

(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

Gravelnoun

A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.

Gravelnoun

A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Gravelnoun

Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.

Gravelverb

(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

Gravelverb

To puzzle or annoy

Gravelverb

To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.

Gravelverb

To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.

Gravelverb

To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

Gravelnoun

Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.

Gravelnoun

A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.

Gravelverb

To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.

Gravelverb

To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.

Gravelverb

To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.

Gravelverb

To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

Gravelnoun

rock fragments and pebbles

Gravelverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

Gravelverb

cover with gravel;

Gravelverb

be a mystery or bewildering to;

Graveladjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;

Gravel

Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel is classified by particle size range and includes size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments.