Definitions for chisel
ˈtʃɪz əlchis·el

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. chiselverb

   an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

2. cheat, chiselverb

   engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

   "Who's chiseling on the side?"

3. cheat, rip off, chiselverb

   deprive somebody of something by deceit

   "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

4. chiselverb

   carve with a chisel

   "chisel the marble"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chiselnoun

   A cutting tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end, which is generally perpendicular to, but occasionally parallel to the cutting edge of the tool, depending upon its intended use. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer, or mallet. The cutting edge of a chisel is most frequently straight, but may be curved or otherwise shaped (v-shaped, for example), to suit the characteristics of the material being worked, or the shape to be achieved by the chisel's use.

2. chiselverb

   To use a chisel.

3. chiselverb

   To work something with a chisel.

   She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.

4. chiselverb

   To cheat, to get something by cheating.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHISELnoun

   An instrument with which wood or stone is pared away.

   Etymology: ciseau, Fr. of scissum, Lat.

   What fine chisel
   Could ever yet cut breath? Let no man mock me,
   For I will kiss her. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   There is such a seeming softness in the limbs, as if not a chisel had hewed them out of stone, but a pencil had drawn and stroaked them in oil. Henry Wotton, Architecture.

   Imperfect shapes: in marble such are seen,
   When the rude chisel does the man begin. Dryden.

2. To Chiselverb

   To cut with a chisel.

   Etymology: from the noun.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chisel

   A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge (such that wood chisels have lent part of their name to a particular grind) of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal by hand, struck with a mallet, or mechanical power. The handle and blade of some types of chisel are made of metal or of wood with a sharp edge in it. Chiselling use involves forcing the blade into some material to cut it. The driving force may be applied by pushing by hand, or by using a mallet or hammer. In industrial use, a hydraulic ram or falling weight ('trip hammer') may be used to drive a chisel into the material. A gouge (one type of chisel) serves to carve small pieces from the material, particularly in woodworking, woodturning and sculpture. Gouges most frequently produce concave surfaces. A gouge typically has a 'U'-shaped cross-section.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chisel

   A chisel is a hand tool with a sharp, cutting edge at the end of a metal blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or other hard materials by being forced into the material with a hammer or mallet.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chiselnoun

   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. Chiselverb

   to cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue

3. Chiselverb

   to cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat

4. Etymology: [OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. Scissors.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chisel

   A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal. The handle and blade of some types of chisel are made of metal or wood with a sharp edge in it. In use, the chisel is forced into the material to cut it. The driving force may be manually applied or applied using a mallet or hammer. In industrial use, a hydraulic ram or falling weight drives the chisel into the material to be cut. A gouge, one type of chisel, is used, particularly in woodworking, woodturning and sculpture, to carve small pieces from the material. Gouges are most often used in creating concave surfaces. A gouge typically has a 'U'-shaped cross-section.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chisel

   chiz′el, n. an iron or steel tool to cut or hollow out wood, stone, &c.: esp. the tool of the sculptor.—v.t. to cut, carve, &c. with a chisel: (slang) to cheat:—pr.p. chis′elling; pa.p. chis′elled.—adj. Chis′elled, cut with a chisel; (fig.) having sharp outlines, as cut by a chisel.—n. Chis′elling.—adj. Chis′el-shaped.—n. Chis′el-tooth, the scalpriform perennial incisor of a rodent. [O. Fr. cisel—L. cædĕre, to cut.]

2. Chisel

   chiz′el, n. See Chesil.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chisel

   A well-known edged tool for cutting away wood, iron, &c.

Matched Categories

1. • Carve
   • Deceive
   • Victimize

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Anagrams for chisel »

1. liches

2. chiles

How to pronounce chisel?

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How to say chisel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chisel in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chisel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of chisel in a Sentence

1. Jeremy DeSilva:

   Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved.

2. Resident Ed Mis:

   I actually had to go out a secondary door and then chisel my way back into the house by breaking the ice.

3. Orison Swett Marden:

   Every experience in life, everything with which we have come in contact in life, is a chisel which has been cutting away at our life statue, molding, modifying, shaping it. We are part of all we have met. Everything we have seen, heard, felt, or thought has had its hand in molding us, shaping us

4. Nissim Hakmon:

   The fear among everyone here is constant, i've heard the sound of a hammer and chisel and my neighbor says she can hear them digging under the cement. We're stressed out.

5. Josh Haner:

   I flew a drone above the island showing just how precarious its location is : Homes clinging to the edge of an eroding coastline as unrelenting waves chisel away at what remains, after I saw what was happening on Ejit, I realized that climate change is not something nebulous that will only start affecting us in the future, but rather something happening right now. Residents are being forced to make the most difficult decision : Do they stay and build sea walls to buy some more time, or do they relocate ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chisel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chisel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chisel
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisel
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chisel
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chisel
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chisel
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=chisel
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=chisel