chisel in English dictionary

  • chisel

    Meanings and definitions of "chisel"

    • A cutting tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end, which is generally perpendicular to, but occasionally parallel to the cutting edge of the tool, depending upon its intended use. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer, or mallet. The cutting edge of a chisel is most frequently straight, but may be curved or otherwise shaped (v-shaped, for example), to suit the characteristics of the material being worked, or the shape to be achieved by the chisel's use.
    • (intransitive) To use a chisel.
    • (transitive) To work something with a chisel.
    • (intransitive) (informal) To cheat, to get something by cheating.
    • noun
      A cutting tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer, or mallet.
    • noun
      Gravel.
    • noun
      (chiefly in the plural)
      Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To use a chisel.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To work something with a chisel.
    • verb
      (intransitive, informal)
      To cheat, to get something by cheating.
    • tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal
    • to use a chisel
    • to work something with a chisel
    • A tool with a cutting edge at the end.
    • (to) chisel
    • To cause someone to believe an untruth; to practice trickery or fraud.
    • noun
      an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
    • verb
      carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
    • verb
      deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
    • verb
      engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"

    Synonyms of "chisel" in English dictionary

    edge tool, victimise, rip off are the top synonyms of "chisel" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of chisel

    • chisel ( plural  chisels)
    • lm  liczba mnoga chisels
    • chisel ( third-person singular simple present chisels, present participle chiseling or chiselling, simple past and past participle chiseled or chiselled)
    • chisel (plural chisels)
    • chisel (usually uncountable, plural chisels)
    • chisel (third-person singular simple present chisels, present participle chiseling or chiselling, simple past and past participle chiseled or chiselled)
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