chisel

²chisel

verb

chiseled or chiselledchisel·ing or chisel·ling \ˈchi-zə-liŋ, ˈchiz-liŋ\

Definition of CHISEL

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

Examples of CHISEL

1. He chiseled off a corner of the block.
2. Letters were chiseled into a wall.

First Known Use of CHISEL

1509

Related to CHISEL

Synonyms: beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, fleece, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize

Related Words: extort, wrench, wrest, wring; clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak; exploit, milk; deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick; rope (in); betray, bitch, double-cross; bamboozle, fast-talk

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Rhymes with CHISEL

drizzle, fizzle, frizzle, grizzle, mizzle, pizzle, sizzle, swizzle