Chisel - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtʃɪzl|
Brit.
|ˈtʃɪz(ə)l|
noun
- an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
verb
- engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud (syn: cheat)
Who's chiseling on the side?
- deprive somebody of something by deceit (syn: cheat, rip off)They chiseled me out of my money
- carve with a chiselchisel the marble
Extra examples
He chiseled off a corner of the block.
Letters were chiseled into a wall.
Martin chiselled a hole in the door for the new lock.
Who's chiseling on the side?
They chiseled me out of my money
The artist shaped the stone with a hammer and chisel.
...the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice...
Chip out the plaster with a steel chisel.
Phrasal verbs
chisel in
— break into a conversation
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: chisel
he/she/it: chisels
present participle: chiselling
past tense: chiselled
past participle: chiselled
I/you/we/they: chisel
he/she/it: chisels
present participle: chiselling
past tense: chiselled
past participle: chiselled
noun
singular: chisel
plural: chisels
singular: chisel
plural: chisels
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