What is the meaning of chisel?

noun

  • An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge.

verb

  • Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud.
    • usage: "Who's chiseling on the side"
  • Deprive somebody of something by deceit.
    • usage: "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"
  • Carve with a chisel.
    • usage: "chisel the marble"
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