Definition of Chisel

Babylon English
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

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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].


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.
  

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

Australian Slang
Chisel
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 

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


Chisel Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English - Klingon
chisel
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 woodstone, 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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