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counter vs chip

chip vs counter

counter and chip both are nouns.

counter is an adjective but chip is not an adjective.

counter and chip both are verbs.

counter is an adverb but chip is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
counter Yes Yes Yes Yes
chip Yes No Yes No
As nouns, chip is a hyponym of counter; that is, chip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than counter:
  • counter: game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
  • chip: a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
Other hyponyms of counter include poker chip.
counter (noun) chip (noun)
a return punch (especially by a boxer) the act of chipping something
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted (golf) a low running approach shot
a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens 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 piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a person who counts things a piece of dried bovine dung
counter (adjective) chip (adjective)
indicating opposition or resistance
counter (verb) chip (verb)
speak in response break a small piece off from
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time break off (a piece from a whole)
form by chipping
cut a nick into
play a chip shot
counter (adverb) chip (adverb)
in the opposite direction
Difference between counter and chip

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