chip vs flake

chip and flake both are nouns.

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

As nouns, chip and flake are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of chip include bit, fleck, scrap.

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

Other hyponyms of chip include flake off, peel, peel off, exfoliate.

chip (noun)	flake (noun)
the act of chipping something	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
(golf) a low running approach shot	a person with an unusual or odd personality
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit	a crystal of snow
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a piece of dried bovine dung

chip (verb)	flake (verb)
break a small piece off from	come off in flakes or thin small pieces
break off (a piece from a whole)	cover with flakes or as if with flakes
form by chipping	form into flakes
cut a nick into
play a chip shot