chip · noun C /tʃɪp/
chip (COMPUTER PART)
B2 a very small part of a computer that stores information
Dictionary example:
a silicon chip
Learner example:
Even in cars and wash[ing] machines there're computer chips. (First Certificate in English; B2; Chinese)
have a chip on your shoulder
C2 to blame other people for something bad that has happened to you and continue to feel angry about it
Dictionary example:
She's always had a real chip on her shoulder because she didn't go to college.
Learner example:
I suppose that I have a chip on my shoulder! (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; French)
chip · verb /tʃɪp/
chip in (sth)
C2 If several people chip in, they each give money to pay for something together.
Dictionary example:
We all chipped in to buy our teacher a present.
Learner example:
If you say it's on you they will offer to chip in and you can always say politely: "Sure, why not." (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Greek)
