英语词汇“chisels”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

chisel

2 of 2

verb

chiseled or chiselled; chiseling or chiselling ˈchi-zə-liŋ How to pronounce chisel (audio)

ˈchiz-liŋ

transitive verb

: to cut or work with or as if with a chisel

: to employ shrewd or unfair practices on in order to obtain one's end

also : to obtain by such practices

chisel a job

intransitive verb

: to work with or as if with a chisel

: to employ shrewd or unfair practices

: to thrust oneself : intrude

chisel in on a racket

chiseler noun

or chiseller

ˈchi-zə-lər How to pronounce chisel (audio)

ˈchiz-lər

Synonyms

Verb

beat
bilk
bleed
cheat
chouse
con
cozen
defraud
diddle
do
do in
euchre
fiddle
fleece
flimflam
gaff
hose [slang]
hustle
mulct
nobble [British slang]
pluck
ream
rip off
rook
screw
shake down
short
shortchange
skin
skunk
squeeze
stick
stiff
sting
sucker
swindle
thimblerig
victimize

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Example Sentences

Verb He chiseled off a corner of the block. Letters were chiseled into a wall.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Get sloppy with the chisel and a few priceless eons of natural history could crumble under your work gloves.

Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Use a chisel to carefully remove the excess material until the new faceplate will fit.

Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022 Make a hole in the ice using an ice chisel, auger, or cordless drill.

Whitney Spivey, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2013 It’s as if she’s been carved like an archetypal totem, but with matte and glossy house paint, charcoal and oil paint on canvas rather than with a chisel or an adze from stone or wood.

Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 Saraceno is a reminder that the gulf between science and art is a relatively recent distinction, and that, once, an artist wasn’t just limited to a paintbrush or a chisel.

New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022 Their tools included a chisel and a green plastic rake that Péray had appropriated from his children’s sandcastle equipment.

Simon Akam, Outside Online, 8 June 2021 Versatile artists like Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Antonio Canova based their immense artistic authority on their skill with the lowly chisel.

Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022 If Durant is a painter with a palette of fine watercolors, Antetokounmpo is a sculptor wielding a mallet and a chisel.

New York Times, 1 May 2022

Verb

Use a potter's needle to indent the outline, then chisel out using a potter's ribbon tool.

Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 The Urabeños were starting gun battles on another stretch of river in their latest bid to chisel their way into FARC territory.

Jason Motlagh, Outside Online, 19 July 2016 Try this workout—Reeves’ original—and chisel your own legendary physique.

Men's Health, 24 Apr. 2022 The Trojans trailed 49-42 with 6:45 to go, but USC would chisel that down to two on a three-pointer from Tera Reed.

Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022 Creating the seven courses there required extensive blasting to chisel ski runs out of gray cliffs near the Great Wall.

New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022 Since then, there's been a campaign to chisel away at the truth of what really went down.

Andrea Towers, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2022 Players have 10 minutes to chisel out the shape from the treat or be shot to death.

Hahna Yoon, Wired, 13 Oct. 2021 Johnson worked out with Montgomery every day during the pandemic, and helped chisel his frame into rock-hard muscle.

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French *chisel, cisel, from Vulgar Latin *cisellum, alteration of caesellum, from Latin caesus, past participle of caedere to cut

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

单词	chisels
释义	chisel 1 of 2 noun chis·el ˈchi-zᵊl : a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) chisel 2 of 2 verb chiseled or chiselled; chiseling or chiselling ˈchi-zə-liŋ ˈchiz-liŋ transitive verb 1 : to cut or work with or as if with a chisel 2 : to employ shrewd or unfair practices on in order to obtain one's end also : to obtain by such practices chisel a job intransitive verb 1 : to work with or as if with a chisel 2 a : to employ shrewd or unfair practices b : to thrust oneself : intrude chisel in on a racket chiseler noun or chiseller ˈchi-zə-lər ˈchiz-lər Synonyms Verb beat bilk bleed cheat chouse con cozen defraud diddle do do in euchre fiddle fleece flimflam gaff hose [slang] hustle mulct nobble [British slang] pluck ream rip off rook screw shake down short shortchange skin skunk squeeze stick stiff sting sucker swindle thimblerig victimize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He chiseled off a corner of the block. Letters were chiseled into a wall. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Get sloppy with the chisel and a few priceless eons of natural history could crumble under your work gloves. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Use a chisel to carefully remove the excess material until the new faceplate will fit. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022 Make a hole in the ice using an ice chisel, auger, or cordless drill. Whitney Spivey, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2013 It’s as if she’s been carved like an archetypal totem, but with matte and glossy house paint, charcoal and oil paint on canvas rather than with a chisel or an adze from stone or wood. Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 Saraceno is a reminder that the gulf between science and art is a relatively recent distinction, and that, once, an artist wasn’t just limited to a paintbrush or a chisel. New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022 Their tools included a chisel and a green plastic rake that Péray had appropriated from his children’s sandcastle equipment. Simon Akam, Outside Online, 8 June 2021 Versatile artists like Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Antonio Canova based their immense artistic authority on their skill with the lowly chisel. Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2022 If Durant is a painter with a palette of fine watercolors, Antetokounmpo is a sculptor wielding a mallet and a chisel. New York Times, 1 May 2022 Verb Use a potter's needle to indent the outline, then chisel out using a potter's ribbon tool. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 The Urabeños were starting gun battles on another stretch of river in their latest bid to chisel their way into FARC territory. Jason Motlagh, Outside Online, 19 July 2016 Try this workout—Reeves’ original—and chisel your own legendary physique. Men's Health, 24 Apr. 2022 The Trojans trailed 49-42 with 6:45 to go, but USC would chisel that down to two on a three-pointer from Tera Reed. Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022 Creating the seven courses there required extensive blasting to chisel ski runs out of gray cliffs near the Great Wall. New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022 Since then, there's been a campaign to chisel away at the truth of what really went down. Andrea Towers, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2022 Players have 10 minutes to chisel out the shape from the treat or be shot to death. Hahna Yoon, Wired, 13 Oct. 2021 Johnson worked out with Montgomery every day during the pandemic, and helped chisel his frame into rock-hard muscle. Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French chisel, cisel, from Vulgar Latin cisellum, alteration of caesellum, from Latin caesus, past participle of caedere to cut First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing chisel firmer chisel cold chisel firmer chisel cold chisel Kids Definition chisel 1 of 2 noun chis·el ˈchi-zəl : a metal tool with a sharp edge at the end of a usually flat piece used to chip away stone, wood, or metal chisel 2 of 2 verb chiseled or chiselled; chiseling or chiselling : to cut, shape, or carve with a chisel A name was chiseled into stone. Medical Definition chisel noun chis·el ˈchiz-əl : a metal tool with a cutting edge at the end of a blade especially : one used in dentistry (as for cutting or shaping enamel) chisels verb present tense third-person singular of chisel as in plucks to rob by the use of trickery or threats ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance plucks screws squeezes stings sticks cheats hustles beats does wrenches reams rooks skins stiffs suckers tricks hoses gaffs fleeces fiddles mulcts shorts deceives bleeds defrauds cozens cons nobbles victimizes gouges swindles skunks rips off exploits chouses shortchanges thimblerigs diddles shakes down bilks euchres fools takes to the cleaners clips betrays flimflams takes for a ride sells a bill of goods to nicks extorts does in gulls dupes milks wrests overcharges soaks wrings bitches double-crosses ropes (in) bamboozles fast-talks
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chisel

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Phrases Containing chisel

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