Chisel Definition

chĭzəl
chiseled, chiseling, chiselled, chiselling, chisels
noun
chisels
A hand tool with a sharp, often wedge-shaped, blade for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc., specif., such a tool that is driven with a mallet or hammer.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
chiseled, chiseling, chiselled, chiselling, chisels
To cut or shape with a chisel.
Webster's New World
To take advantage of by cheating, sponging, etc.
Webster's New World
To cheat or swindle.
American Heritage
To obtain by deception.
American Heritage
To get (something) in this way.
Webster's New World
idiom
chisel in
  • to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chisel

Noun

Singular:
chisel
Plural:
chisels

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Chisel

  • chisel in

Origin of Chisel

  • Middle English from Old French cisiel from Vulgar Latin cīsellus cutting tool from diminutive of Latin caesus past participle of caedere to cut kaə-id- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French cisel (French ciseau), from Vulgar Latin *cisellum, from Latin caesellum, from caesus, past participle of caedere (“to cut”).

    From Wiktionary

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