Thesaurus: chisel

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1. n. 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. v. t. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
3. v. t. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
4. n. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
5. v. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
6. v. deprive somebody of something by deceit
7. v. carve with a chisel
8. 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. Cold chisel. See under Cold, a. 1. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue. 2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]
9. A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used indressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; --usually driven by a mallet or hammer. Cold chisel. See under Cold, a.
10. n:49/v:51 n. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge v. carve with a chisel