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chip vs float

float vs chip

chip and float both are nouns.

chip and float both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chip Yes No Yes No
float Yes No Yes No
As nouns, float is a hypernym of chip; that is, float is a word with a broader meaning than chip:
  • chip: a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
  • float: something that floats on the surface of water
chip (noun) float (noun)
the act of chipping something an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
(golf) a low running approach shot something that floats on the surface of water
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 hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line a drink with ice cream floating in it
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a piece of dried bovine dung
chip (verb) float (verb)
break a small piece off from convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
break off (a piece from a whole) allow (currencies) to fluctuate
form by chipping make the surface of level or smooth
cut a nick into put into the water
play a chip shot be in motion due to some air or water current
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
set afloat
move lightly, as if suspended
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
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