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Definition of Chisel
1. Noun. An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge.
Generic synonyms: Edge Tool
2. Verb. Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud. "Sam and Sue chisel"; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
Specialized synonyms: Job, Shark, Rig, Set Up, Cozen, Crib, Cook, Fake, Falsify, Fudge, Manipulate, Misrepresent, Wangle
Generic synonyms: Cozen, Deceive, Delude, Lead On
Derivative terms: Cheat, Cheater, Cheating, Chiseler, Chiseller
3. Verb. Deprive somebody of something by deceit. "They chisel him of all his money"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
Specialized synonyms: Gazump, Cozen, Fleece, Gazump, Hook, Overcharge, Pluck, Plume, Rob, Soak, Surcharge, Bunco, Con, Defraud, Diddle, Gip, Goldbrick, Gyp, Hornswoggle, Mulct, Nobble, Rook, Scam, Short-change, Swindle, Victimize, Bilk, Beat, Bunk, Whipsaw, Welch, Welsh, Beguile, Hoodwink, Juggle
Generic synonyms: Victimise, Victimize
Entails: Cozen, Deceive, Delude, Lead On
Derivative terms: Cheat, Cheater, Cheating, Chiseler, Chiseller, Rip-off
4. Verb. Carve with a chisel. "Chisel the marble"
Definition of Chisel
1. n. A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer.
2. v. t. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
Definition of Chisel
1. to use a chisel (a cutting tool) [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS]
Medical Definition of Chisel
1. A single beveled end-cutting blade with a straight or angled shank used with a thrust along the axis of the handle for cutting or splitting dentin and enamel. Binangle chisel, a chisel with an angled shank to which a second angle is added in order to bring the cutting edge nearly in line with the axis of the handle so as to restore balance and to prevent it from turning about the axis; used when a chisel must be angled for access. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chisel
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