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    chisel
    /ˈtʃɪzl/

    noun

    • 1. a long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal: "cut away the tiles with a broad-bladed steel chisel"

    verb

    • 1. cut or shape (something) with a chisel: "chisel a hole through the brickwork"
    • 2. cheat or swindle (someone) out of something: informal North American "he's chiselled me out of my dues"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chiselChisel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CHISEL is a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal). How to use chisel in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHISEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CHISEL definition: 1. a tool with a long metal blade that has a sharp edge for cutting wood, stone, etc. 2. to use a…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › chiselCHISEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Chisel definition: a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.. See examples of CHISEL used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHISEL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CHISEL meaning: 1. a tool with a long metal blade that has a sharp edge for cutting wood, stone, etc. 2. to use a…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chiselChisel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Chisel is the name of the tool and also the name of the action. A chisel has a flat, sharp end. To carve using a chisel, you hit the back of it with a hammer or another blunt instrument.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHISEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a. a hand tool for working wood, consisting of a flat steel blade with a cutting edge attached to a handle of wood, plastic, etc. It is either struck with a mallet or used by hand. b. a similar tool without a handle for working stone or metal. verb Word forms: -els, -elling, -elled, US -els, -eling, -eled. 2.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › chiselChisel - definition of chisel by The Free Dictionary

    1. To use a chisel. 2. Informal. a. To use unethical methods; cheat: "who's up, who's down and who's chiseling on the side" (James Reston). b. To intrude oneself without welcome: always tries to chisel in on our conversations.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionchisel noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of chisel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCHISEL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    CHISEL definition: a tool with a sharp end that you use for cutting and shaping wood or stone. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › chiselchisel | meaning of chisel in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    chisel meaning, definition, what is chisel: a metal tool with a sharp edge, used to ...: Learn more.