divide vs chip

divide and chip both are nouns.

divide and chip both are verbs.

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

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

divide: move or break apart
chip: break off (a piece from a whole)

Other hyponyms of divide include subdivide, polarise, polarize, break up, calve, break away, break off, chip off, come off, disjoin, disjoint, come away, come off, detach, segregate, segment, reduce, section, segment, partition, partition off, discerp, dismember, take apart, gerrymander.

divide (noun)	chip (noun)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems	the act of chipping something
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)	(golf) a low running approach shot
	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 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

divide (verb)	chip (verb)
perform a division	break a small piece off from
move or break apart	break off (a piece from a whole)
force, take, or pull apart	form by chipping
make a division or separation	cut a nick into
separate into parts or portions	play a chip shot
act as a barrier between; stand between

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