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- Dictionarychisel/ˈtʃɪzl/
noun
- 1. a long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal: "cut away the tiles with a broad-bladed steel chisel"
verb
- 1. cut or shape (something) with a chisel: "chisel a hole through the brickwork"
- 2. cheat or swindle (someone) out of something: informal North American "he's chiselled me out of my dues"
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CHISEL definition: 1. a tool with a long metal blade that has a sharp edge for cutting wood, stone, etc. 2. to use a…. Learn more.
chisel: [noun] 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).
A chisel is a wedged hand tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge on the end of its blade, for carving or cutting a hard material (e.g. wood, stone, or metal). The tool can be used by hand, struck with a mallet, or applied with mechanical power. The handle and blade of some types of chisel are made of metal or wood with a sharp edge in it (such that wood chisels have lent part of their name to a particular grind).
When you carve a statue from a block of marble, you use a tool called a chisel to cut out the shape. Chisel is the name of the tool and also the name of the action.
Chisel definition: 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.. See examples of CHISEL used in a sentence.
CHISEL meaning: 1. a tool with a long metal blade that has a sharp edge for cutting wood, stone, etc. 2. to use a…. Learn more.
Definition of chisel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CHISEL definition: a tool with a sharp end that you use for cutting and shaping wood or stone. Learn more.
Define chisel. chisel synonyms, chisel pronunciation, chisel translation, English dictionary definition of chisel. chisel left: cold metal chisel with a flat head top to bottom: cape, round-nose, and diamond-point metal chisel heads n.
Chisel definition: . See examples of CHISEL used in a sentence.
