chip at

Other forms: chips at; chipping at; chipped at

Definitions of chip at

1. verb

   engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
   synonyms: carve

   types:

   chisel

   carve with a chisel

   engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch

   carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

   engrave, etch

   carve or cut a design or letters into

   character

   engrave or inscribe characters on

   type of:

   cut

   separate with or as if with an instrument