What part of speech is chip?

"Chip" can be a few different parts of speech, depending on how it's used:

* Noun: A small piece of something, especially food. (Ex: "He ate a chip of chocolate.")

* Verb: To cut or break into small pieces. (Ex: "Chip the ice off the windshield.")

* Noun: A small integrated circuit. (Ex: "The computer uses a new kind of chip.")

To know the exact part of speech, you need to look at the sentence it's used in and how it functions.