| Front | chisel |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verbBrE /ˈtʃɪzl/NAmE /ˈtʃɪzl/ noun a tool with a sharp flat edge at the end, used for shaping wood, stone or metal 凿子 verb (-ll-, especially US -l-)1 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) (+ adv./prep.) to cut or shape wood or stone with a chiselA name was chiselled into the stone. She was chiselling some marble. a temple chiselled out of solid rock 2 [transitive] ~ sb (out of sth) (informal, especially NAmE) to get money or some advantage from sb by cheating them They chiseled him out of hundreds of dollars.  chisel•ler(especially US chisel•er) /BrE ˈtʃɪzlə(r); NAmE ˈtʃɪzlər/ noun |
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