The difference between Chef and Chief
When used as nouns, chef means the presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household, whereas chief means a leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
When used as verbs, chef means to stab with a knife, to shank, to lacerate with a rambo, whereas chief means to smoke cannabis.
Chief is also adjective with the meaning: primary.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chef and Chief
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Chef as a noun:
The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
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Chef as a noun:
The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.
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Chef as a noun:
Any cook.
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Chef as a noun (slang):
One who manufactures illegal drugs; a cook.
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Chef as a noun (historical):
A reliquary in the shape of a head.
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Chef as a verb:
To stab with a knife, to shank, to lacerate with a rambo.
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Chief as a noun:
A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
Examples:
"All firefighters report to the fire chief."
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Chief as a noun (heraldiccharge):
The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
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Chief as a noun:
The principal part or top of anything.
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Chief as a noun:
Examples:
"Hey, chief."
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Chief as an adjective:
Primary; principal.
Examples:
"Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster."
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Chief as a verb (US, slang):
To smoke cannabis.