[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/chips.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / chips [← C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/C/) # chips «chips» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, chips are…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (chips — plural of chip) ### meaning for a pupil 1) In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, chips are long pieces of fried potato, called «fries» or «French fries» in the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#m1) 2) In the USA and Canada, chips are thin, crisp slices of fried potato sold in packets, called «crisps» in the UK and Ireland (in Australia and NZ, «chips» can mean both). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#m2) 3) Chips are small broken pieces of wood, stone or other material. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#m3) 4) Chips (silicon chips, microchips) are tiny electronic parts inside computers and phones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#m4) 5) Chips are small plastic tokens used in games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#m5) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means small broken pieces of stone or wood left from a smashed building. Interpretation: Amos says God will break great and small houses alike. Tradition reads this as a warning that rich and poor will be judged for injustice. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, «fish and chips» is a classic British and Australian meal; chips are a treat, not an everyday food, because they are high in fat and salt. In science and technology, computer chips hold the circuits that make devices work, and pets can have a microchip under the skin so lost pets are returned. In art, «chips» of paint or wood. Phrases: «fish and chips», «a bag of chips», «chocolate chips», «wood chips», «microchips», «when the chips are down» (when things are hard). ### examples - For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten into splinters, and the little house into chips. (Prophets AMO.6.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x1) - We had fish and chips at the seaside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x2) - In America, I asked for chips and got a packet of crisps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x3) - Chips are tasty, but too many are not healthy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x4) - Chocolate chips make cookies delicious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x5) - Wood chips cover the playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x6) - Computers are full of tiny chips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x7) - Our dog has a microchip, so the vet could find his owners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x8) - Put some salt and vinegar on your chips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x9) - "But I would rather be chopped to chips," said the elder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/#x10) ### note Plural of «chip». Same word, different foods: UK chips = US fries; US chips = UK crisps. In maths word problems about «chips», check if it means food, counters or tokens; counting works the same. ### In the corpora - [For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten into splinters, and the little house into chips.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.105/) - [Gulls are bold and clever, and they learn that people carry food, so some snatch chips and sandwiches at the seaside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water/5/) - [At a night market in Thailand a child your age buys a paper cone of fried crickets the way you might buy chips.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/290-insects-as-food-in-other-countries/0/) - ["Cashed in his chips" means died; it is American slang taken from card games.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/2-death-official-and-slang/17/) - [Soft ground like wood chips, sand or rubber under a climbing frame makes falls less dangerous than concrete.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/4-climbing/15/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «chips» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chips/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.