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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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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According to one person familiar with its internal debates, some argue for the hammer of a broad tariff, while others prefer the chisel of a narrower mix of tariffs and quotas directed at particular products.
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Durand looked at the door and found scratches from the screwdriver or a chisel.
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In this best-selling set from VonHaus, your hobbyist will find six different chisels, a honing guide, and a sharpening stone.
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In January 2016, a petroglyph was removed with a rock saw and chisel, damaging ancient rock art.
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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.
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Defensive end/linebacker Finesse Middleton was a chiseled 233 pounds on his 5-11 1/2 frame, well down from his 2017 playing weight of 240 pounds.
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But why not kick things up a notch and chisel more than just your guns?
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Over the decades since, the company chiseled new rail lines out of impassable terrain and swallowed up its competitors.
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The sports stars of tomorrow may no longer be chiseled home run hitters or deft three-point shooters.
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Recently, 88rising began chiselling away at its dude-centric world view, hosting videos featuring the Korean-American dance producer and singer Yaeji, the Korean-American rock musician Japanese Breakfast, and the Japanese pop singer Rina Sawayama.
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The pink stucco was covered by a gray metal façade, and the ornamental lion-like head over the double front doors was chiseled off for a more modern look.
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The side-profile is chiseled and tight, with a long wheelbase front to rear and a short overhang on the front wheels.
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My daughter was born into a life of labor: chopping blocks of meat, lugging buckets of gruel, hours of chiseling frozen poop to keep the yard clean, and of course continuing to exercise and mentally enrich the dogs.
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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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