chip off

Examples (10)

• He carefully chipped a small piece of stone off the larger rock.
• We had to chip all the old paint off the walls before repainting.
• I accidentally chipped a bit off the rim of my favorite mug.
• The workers were chipping the old concrete off the sidewalk with heavy tools.
• A fragment of the tooth was chipped off during the fall.
• Be careful when you move the furniture, you might chip the plaster off the corner.
• Using a small hammer, the geologist chipped a sample off the mineral vein.
• The ice was so thick on the windshield that I had to chip it off piece by piece.
• She spent the afternoon chipping dried mud off her hiking boots.
• Before you can restore it, you must chip the rust off the antique gate.