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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/

Definition 1:
• A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

Definition 2:
• Gravel.
Labels: uncountable, usually

Definition 3:
• A part of any of various tools or devices that has an analogous purpose, cutting raw material or a workpiece during the process that the tool or device performs.

Definition 4:
• Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.
Labels: plural-normally, uncountable, usually

Definition 5:
• A part of any of various tools or devices that has an analogous purpose, cutting raw material or a workpiece during the process that the tool or device performs.
• A part of some ploughs, next to the ploughshare, that helps cut into the soil and deal with obstructions such as rocks, roots, and stems.
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/

Definition 1:
• To use a chisel.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: chip
Labels: intransitive

Definition 2:
• To work something with a chisel.
Example: She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: chip
Labels: transitive

Definition 3:
• To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).
Labels: dated, transitive

Definition 4:
• To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time.
Example: Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: chip away
Labels: figuratively, transitive

Definition 5:
• To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something); to haggle excessively; to cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating.
Example: He's managed to chisel a couple dollars from somewhere.
Example: She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.
Example: She's always either chiseling or groveling, it seems.
Labels: ambitransitive, informal

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chisel