break vs chip

break and chip both are nouns.

break and chip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break	Yes	No	Yes	No
chip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chip is a hyponym of break; that is, chip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than break:

break: the act of breaking something
chip: the act of chipping something

Other hyponyms of break include rupture, shattering, smashing, crack, cracking, fracture, chipping, splintering.

break (noun)	chip (noun)
the act of breaking something	the act of chipping something
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity	(golf) a low running approach shot
a sudden dash	electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool	a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
an escape from jail	a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a pause from doing something (as work)	a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare	a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity	a piece of dried bovine dung
an unexpected piece of good luck
the occurrence of breaking
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

break (verb)	chip (verb)
fracture a bone of	break a small piece off from
weaken or destroy in spirit or body	break off (a piece from a whole)
diminish or discontinue abruptly	form by chipping
become separated into pieces or fragments	cut a nick into
happen	play a chip shot
prevent completion
terminate or end
come into being
stop operating or functioning
render inoperable or ineffective
crack; of the male voice in puberty
fall sharply
lessen in force or effect
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
make submissive, obedient, or useful
be broken in
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
find the solution or key to
find a flaw in
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
cease an action temporarily
be released or become known; of news
undergo breaking
interrupt the flow of current in
surpass in excellence
go to pieces
ruin completely
separate from a clinch, in boxing
break a piece from a whole
pierce or penetrate
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
exchange for smaller units of money
become punctured or penetrated
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
do a break dance
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
move away or escape suddenly
scatter or part
emerge from the surface of a body of water
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
break down, literally or metaphorically
change directions suddenly
reduce to bankruptcy
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
interrupt a continued activity
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
cause the failure or ruin of
invalidate by judicial action
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
happen or take place
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
give up
cause to give up a habit
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
come forth or begin from a state of latency
come to an end

break vs chip

break and chip both are nouns.

break and chip both are verbs.

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