Background for chit

chit

/t͡ʃɪt/

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noun

A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.

Examples :

"The teacher smiled at the chit, a small boy, who was struggling to hold his crayons. "

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noun

A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman.

Examples :

""The young woman, a real chit, argued confidently with the manager about the price of the dress." "

person character age

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noun

The embryonic growing bud of a plant

Examples :

"the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes"

plant biology seed agriculture

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noun

An excrescence on the body, as a wart or a pimple.

Examples :

"The little boy had a small chit on his nose. "

body appearance medicine

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verb

To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.

Examples :

"The tiny sunflower seed chitted, pushing its first green sprout through the soil. "

plant agriculture biology nature seed

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verb

To damage the outer layers of a seed such as Lupinus or Sophora to assist germination.

Examples :

"The farmer chitted the lupin seeds to help them sprout faster. "

agriculture seed plant biology process

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verb

To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.

Examples :

"The farmer will chit the seed potatoes in a warm, bright room before planting them in the field. "

agriculture biology plant vegetable

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noun

A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message.

Examples :

"I left a chit on the fridge reminding everyone to buy milk. "

stationery communication writing

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noun

A voucher or token coin used in payrolls under the truck system; scrip.

Examples :

"The company used chits to pay its workers, instead of cash, because they were operating under a truck system. "

business economy finance job work

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noun

A small sheet of paper on which is written a prescription to be filled; a scrip.

Examples :

"The doctor handed me a chit for antibiotics after my appointment. "

medicine writing

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noun

A smaller cardboard counter generally used not to directly represent something but for another, more transient, purpose such as tracking or randomization.

Examples :

"The teacher used chits to randomly select students to answer questions. "

item game thing

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noun

A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.

Examples :

"The student presented a chit to the club treasurer for the pizza they'd ordered. "

business finance

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noun

A debt or favor owed in return for a prior loan or favor granted, especially a political favor.

Examples :

"My brother owes me a chit for helping him move last weekend. "

politics government society value business economy finance

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noun

A small tool used in cleaving laths. Compare: froe.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a small chit to carefully separate the laths for the new bookshelf. "

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noun interjection

Examples :

"He threw a chit of paper on the desk, a note about forgetting to bring lunch. "

curse exclamation language

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Examples :

"I don't want to listen to your chit; it's just a bunch of nonsense. "

curse exclamation language