chisel
v. cut (wood, stone, etc.) with a chisel; cheat n. tool with a sharp metal edge that is used to shape and cut wood and stone | ||||
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Chisel Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| FOLDOC |
CHISEL
An extension of C for VLSI design, implemented as a C preprocessor. It produces CIF as output.
["CHISEL - An Extension to the Programming language C for VLSI Layout", K. Karplus, PHD Thesis, Stanford U, 1982].
An extension of C for VLSI design, implemented as a C preprocessor. It produces CIF as output.
["CHISEL - An Extension to the Programming language C for VLSI Layout", K. Karplus, PHD Thesis, Stanford U, 1982].
Chisel Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Chisel
(v. t.)
To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
(v. t.)
To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
(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.
(v. t.)
To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
(v. t.)
To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
(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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
chisel
Noun
1. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
(hypernym) edge tool
(hyponym) burin
Verb
1. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
(synonym) cheat
(hypernym) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
(hyponym) job
(derivation) swindler, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter, sharper, sharpie, sharpy
2. deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
(synonym) cheat, rip off
(hypernym) victimize, victimise
(hyponym) gazump
(entail) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
(derivation) swindler, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter, sharper, sharpie, sharpy
3. carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
(hypernym) carve, cut up
Noun
1. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
(hypernym) edge tool
(hyponym) burin
Verb
1. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
(synonym) cheat
(hypernym) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
(hyponym) job
(derivation) swindler, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter, sharper, sharpie, sharpy
2. deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
(synonym) cheat, rip off
(hypernym) victimize, victimise
(hyponym) gazump
(entail) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
(derivation) swindler, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter, sharper, sharpie, sharpy
3. carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
(hypernym) carve, cut up
| Australian Slang |
Chisel
1. old, paper five-dollar note; 2. cheat; swindle; 3. get by cheating or trickery
1. old, paper five-dollar note; 2. cheat; swindle; 3. get by cheating or trickery
| hEnglish - advanced version |
chisel
chisel
\chis"el\ (?), n. [of. chisel, f. ciseau, fr. ll. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. l. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. cf. scissors.] 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.
similar words(8)
flat chisel
flogging chisel
wood chisel
weeding chisel
drove chisel
ripping chisel
chisel in
cold chisel
chisel
\chis"el\ (?), n. [of. chisel, f. ciseau, fr. ll. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. l. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. cf. scissors.] 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.
similar words(8)
flat chisel
flogging chisel
wood chisel
weeding chisel
drove chisel
ripping chisel
chisel in
cold chisel
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Cyn
Cyn = n. foremost part, or chief; a first chief;
prep. before, ad. before, conj. sooner than; a. prefix denoting priority: n. wedge; chisel
Cyn = n. foremost part, or chief; a first chief;
prep. before, ad. before, conj. sooner than; a. prefix denoting priority: n. wedge; chisel
Chisel Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English - Klingon |
chisel
n. nanwIj
n. nanwIj
Chisel Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Chisel
A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge (such that wood chisels have lent part of their name to a particular grind) of blade on its end, for carving and/or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal. The handle and blade of some types of chisel are made of metal or wood with a sharp edge in it.
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