chisel
/ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/ verb C1- To use a chisel.
- To work something with a chisel. · She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
- To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).
- To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time. · Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.
- 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.
He/she/it chisels · Past chiseled · Past participle chiseled · -ing form chiseling
Verb forms
- Base form
- chisel
- He/she/it
- chisels
- Past
- chiseled
- Past participle
- chiseled
- -ing form
- chiseling
From the library
And that is a chisel, both handle and blade,
Bring with you a jemmy, a dark lantern, a chisel, and a revolver.—S.H.
Holmes pried it open with his chisel.
“Have you the chisel and the bags?
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