| n. | 1. | A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment. |
| 2. | 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. | |
| 3. | The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc. |
| Noun | 1. | chipping - the act of chipping something Synonyms: splintering, chip |