chisel

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Synonyms: chiel, hisel, chise

Antonyms: chiel, hisel, chise

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Noun

1. A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
2. A part of any of various tools or devices that has an analogous purpose, cutting raw material or a workpiece during the process that the tool or device performs. A part of some ploughs, next to the ploughshare, that helps cut into the soil and deal with obstructions such as rocks, roots, and stems.
3. A part of some ploughs, next to the ploughshare, that helps cut into the soil and deal with obstructions such as rocks, roots, and stems.

Verb

1. To use a chisel.
2. To work something with a chisel.
   • She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
3. To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).
4. To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time.
   • Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.
5. To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something); to haggle excessively; to cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating.
   • He's managed to chisel a couple dollars from somewhere.
   • She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.
   • She's always either chiseling or groveling, it seems.

Noun

1. Gravel.
2. Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.

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