Main Entry: ²chisel

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): chiseled or chiselled; chisel·ing or chisel·ling\ˈchi-zə-liŋ, ˈchiz-liŋ\

Date: 1509

transitive verb 1 : to cut or work with or as if with a chisel
2 : to employ shrewd or unfair practices on in order to obtain one's end; also : to obtain by such practices <chisel a job>intransitive verb 1 : to work with or as if with a chisel
2 a : to employ shrewd or unfair practices b : to thrust oneself : intrude <chisel in on a racket>

— chis·el·er or chis·el·ler \ˈchi-zə-lər, ˈchiz-lər\ noun