cut with a chisel (verb)

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• chisel — ► NOUN ▪ a long bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal. ► VERB (chiselled, chiselling; US chiseled, chiseling) 1) cut or shape with a chisel. 2) (chiselled) (of a man s f …   English terms dictionary

• chisel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *chisel, cisel, from Vulgar Latin *cisellum, alteration of caesellum, from Latin caesus, past participle of caedere to cut Date: 14th century a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chisel — /ˈtʃɪzəl / (say chizuhl) noun 1. a tool, as of steel, with a cutting edge at the extremity, usually transverse to the axis, for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc. –verb (chiselled or, US, chiseled, chiselling or, US, chiseling) – …  

• chisel — I UK [ˈtʃɪz(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms chisel : singular chisel plural chisels a tool with a flat metal blade used for cutting wood or stone II UK [ˈtʃɪz(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms chisel : present tense I/you/we/they… …   English dictionary

• chisel — 1. noun A cutting tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end, which is generally perpendicular to, but occasionally parallel to the cutting edge …   Wiktionary

• chisel — [ tʃɪz(ə)l] noun a long bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge, struck with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal. verb (chisels, chiselling, chiselled; US chisels, chiseling, chiseled) 1》 cut or shape with a chisel. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

• chisel — chis|el1 [ tʃızl ] noun count a tool with a flat metal blade used for cutting wood or stone chisel chis|el 2 [ tʃızl ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut wood or stone with a chisel: chisel something into/from/in something: An epitaph had been chiseled… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chisel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. trim, pare, sculpt, carve; slang, swindle, cheat. See deception, sculpture, form. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gouge, blade, edge; see knife , tool 1 . v. 1. [To work with a chisel] Syn. carve, hew, incise …   English dictionary for students

• cut in — verb 1. allow someone to have a share or profit • Hypernyms: ↑partake, ↑share, ↑partake in • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Sam cannot cut in Sue 2. drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver …   Useful english dictionary

• cut off — I verb 1. make a break in (Freq. 8) We interrupt the program for the following messages • Syn: ↑interrupt, ↑disrupt, ↑break up • Derivationally related forms: ↑disruption …   Useful english dictionary

• cut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incise, carve, dissect, slice, shave, trim, shape; separate, divide, split, sever; abridge, shorten, diminish, reduce, curtail; hurt, sting, wound, snub, ignore; reap, gather. See disjunction,… …   English dictionary for students