1 |
[ noun ] an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)But contest definition - that dramatic muscular separation of every muscle group that seems as though it must have been carved by a sculptor 's chisel - is something quite different . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)He was crouched over his anvil in the courtyard getting his chisels into trim , when a splinter of steel flew into his eye and imbedded itself in his pupil . Related terms hand_tool edge_tool ripping_chisel firmer_chisel cold_chisel gouge drove wood_chisel burin |
2 |
[ verb ] deprive somebody of something by deceit
Synonyms Examples "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" |
3 | |
4 | |
* |
|