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custom
Noun
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A custom is an activity that happens traditionally or regularly.
Almost everyone there eats rice every day, but there are different local customs about how to cook it.
My mother's custom is to have breakfast in the garden with her newspaper.
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A custom is a long-established practice; considered as unwritten law.
It was a custom in medieval times a woman could not marry without her parents consent.
custom
Adjective
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A custom piece of clothing or other item is created for a specific person or use.
He only wears custom suits, made to fit him perfectly.
chip
Noun
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A small piece that is broken off of a larger object.
A chip of paint fell off the wall.
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A damaged area of a surface where a chip has broken off.
This cup has a chip in it.
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A token that is used in place of cash when gambling.
poker chip
This chip is worth $1.
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A small circuit used in certain electronic devices.
computer chip
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A thin, baked or fried piece of vegetable, usually potato.
potato chips
tortilla chips
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(British/Australian/New Zealand) A fried strip of potato, similar to French fries.
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A shot where the ball goes up more than a regular shot.
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A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
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A dried piece of dung that is used as fuel.
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A container that is usually used for holding strawberries or other fruit.
chip
Verb
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To break an object into small pieces.
The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.
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To break small pieces off of an object.
Be careful not to chip the paint.
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To play a shot where the ball goes mostly upwards instead of forwards.
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To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
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To become chipped.
This varnish chips easily.
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Often with "in", to ante (up).