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1chisel — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to shape with a chisel ) to chisel from, out of (to chisel smt. from wood) 2) (colloq.) (D; tr.) to chisel out of ( to cheat out of ) (he chiseled me out of my money) * * * [ tʃɪz(ə)l] out of (to chisel smt. from wood) (D; tr.) ( …
2Chisel (album) — Chisel Compilation album by Cold Chisel Released 1991 Recorded 1978 1984/1978 1998 (2001 edition) …
3Chisel (band) — Chisel Chisel plays on the University of Notre Dame campus, April 1991. From left, are Ted Leo, John Dugan and Chris Infante. Background information Origin University of Notre Dame …
4chisel — vb sculpture, sculpt, sculp, *carve, incise, engrave, etch Analogous words: *cut, chop: produce, turn out (see BEAR): shape, fashion, form (see MAKE) …
5Chisel — This article is about the tool. For the American band, see Chisel (band). For the album by Australian band Cold Chisel, see Chisel (album). Steel woodworking chisel …
6chisel — chisellike, adj. /chiz euhl/, n., v., chiseled, chiseling or (esp. Brit.) chiselled, chiselling. n. 1. a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc. 2. See chisel… …
7chisel — [[t]tʃɪ̱z(ə)l[/t]] chisels, chiselling, chiselled (in AM, use chiseling, chiseled) 1) N COUNT A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone. ...a hammer and chisel.… …
8chisel — 1. noun 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 …
9chisel — Synonyms and related words: assemble, autolithograph, bamboozle, be a printmaker, beat, beguile of, bilk, block out, bunco, burn, canal, canalize, carve, cast, chamfer, channel, character, chase, cheat, chouse, chouse out of, cog, cog the dice,… …
10chisel — [ tʃɪz(ə)l] noun a long bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge, struck with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal. verb (chisels, chiselling, chiselled; US chisels, chiseling, chiseled) 1》 cut or shape with a chisel. 2》… …
