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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. deprive somebody of something by deceit Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. carve with a chisel Source: wordnet
  8. 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] Source: webster
  9. 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. Source: adambom
  10. 10. n:49/v:51 n. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge v. carve with a chisel Source: ecdict

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