1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chip.

2. (n.) A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.

3. (n.) The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape.

4. (n.) The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.