Definition of chisel
: 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)
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Recent Examples of chisel from the Web
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That means that instead of chisel work in the field, the paleontologists are wielding jackhammers and rock saws.
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That's a lot of work, and most bone tools from the same time period aren't nearly so carefully prepared; bone awls and chisels were usually worked just enough to sharpen the business end.
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Bites were served at a bar where bread was sliced with a workman’s saw and for dessert, oversize bricks of chocolate were hammered into with a chisel.
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Applications include metal, concrete, and drywall demo, or driving a punch or chisel.
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The team also found chunks of black rock and pieces of red ochre that had been punctured by sharp stone chisels.
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The make-up of a champion Snyder could have been carved with a chisel, flexing guns (biceps) that appear to have ballistic capabilities.
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Then use a sharp chisel to chop away the waste (fig.
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Having a variety of chisels certainly doesn’t hurt.
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Definition of chisel
chiseled
or chiselled;
chiseling
or chiselling
\ˈchi-zə-liŋ, ˈchiz-liŋ\
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: 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
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
Examples of chisel in a Sentence
He chiseled off a corner of the block.
Letters were chiseled into a wall.
Recent Examples of chisel from the Web
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Next up Miller moves onto foundation, using a stick formula in two shades to highlight the center of her face and chisel out her forehead and cheekbones.
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New looks are more chiseled and athletic, and the distance between the wheels grows by 1.2 inches for more passenger and cargo space.
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At a sprawling factory owned by Blueprint Robotics on the industrial outskirts of this city, a house frame – complete with windows, plumbing, insulation and electrical wires – is chiseled in large panels by computerized machines in about a day.
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That is a sign that checks and balances have been chiseled away, leaving state authorities unaccountable, said Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the high commissioner.
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Last week, a stone engraver did the work, finally chiseling McCarthy’s name on the stone’s surface.
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Newspapers across the country published the results and an illustration of her bare chiseled leg.
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And at the center, Lombardi’s chiseled vulnerability holds the screen, even as our hopes for Keith dwindle with each passing minute.
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Many of the biggest names in Kansas City history are chiseled into the stone of mausoleums in the city's graceful old cemeteries, such as Elmwood and Mount Washington.
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First Known Use of chisel
1509
chisel Synonyms
Synonyms
beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, con, cozen, defraud, do, do in, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hustle, mulct, pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, swindle, victimize;
Phrases
sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners;
CHISEL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of chisel for English Language Learners
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: a metal tool with a flat, sharp end that is used to cut and shape a solid material (such as stone, wood, or metal)
chisel
Definition of chisel for English Language Learners
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: to cut or shape (something) with a chisel
CHISEL Defined for Kids
Definition of chisel for Students
: a metal tool with a sharp edge at the end of a usually flat piece used to chip away stone, wood, or metal
Definition of chisel for Students
chiseled
or chiselled;
chiseling
or chiselling
: to cut, shape, or carve with a chisel
- A name was chiseled into stone.
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of chisel
: a metal tool with a cutting edge at the end of a blade;
especially
: one used in dentistry (as for cutting or shaping enamel)
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