chip off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to break away as a small piece from a harder surface

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   something chips off / something chips off something

   Usage: The fragment is the subject: paint chips off. An optional source surface follows off: paint chips off the frame.

   Small flakes began to chip off the edge of the painted wooden frame.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   Small flakes began to chip off the edge of the painted wooden frame.

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