chip-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: Cut at or be cut at, possibly incidentely removing small pieces.

Commentary: Includes: CHIP AT, CHIP OFF
NOTE: Nothing new is formed by the chipping action; compare to Sense 3.

Examples:
Her tooth chipped.
The boys chipped at the surface of the tree with pocketknives.
A big chunk of her knee joint chipped off.

Mappings:
VerbNet: break-45.1,carve-21.2-1,cut-21.1-1,hurt-40.8.3-1-1
FrameNet: Cause_to_fragment,Damaging
PropBank: chip.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chip_at 1
chip_off 1

Sense Number 2: Play a chip shot, as in golf.

Commentary: Includes: CHIP AT

Examples:
Woods chipped a couple of great shots during the tournament.
The golfer, upset, violently chipped at the ball before finally
putting it on the green.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: Form or engrave by chipping.

Commentary: Includes: CHIP AT

Examples:
They chipped their names in the stone.
It's not proper to chip one's name into trees, Jimmy.
He chipped at the stone until it resembled a horse.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chip_at 1

Sense Number 4: CHIP AWAY (AT): remove or withdraw gradually in prominence or function.

Commentary: Is: CHIP AWAY (AT) Syntax Is: NP1[agent] CHIP AWAY (AT) NP2[patient[abstract]]

Examples:
These new customs are chipping away at the general quality of life.
He chipped away at ad agency compensation.
Current US policies chip away national and international security.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Damaging
PropBank: chip.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chip_away_at 1
chip_away 1

Sense Number 5: CHIP IN: contribute to some cause.

Commentary: Is: CHIP IN

Examples:
I chip in at the office, don't I?
A local politician has been chipping in at Little League.
All of my friends chipped in and paid for my birthday dinner.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chip_in 1