Prononciations
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/ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/
Nom
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.
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 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.
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Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
Verbe
To use a chisel.
Usage- intransitif
- Synonymes
To work something with a chisel.
Usage- transitif
- Synonymes
- Exemples
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She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).
Usage- vieilli
- transitif
To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time.
Usage- figuré
- transitif
- Synonymes
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Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.
To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something); to haggle excessively; to cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating.
Usage- transitif ou intransitif
- informel
- Exemples
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He's managed to chisel a couple dollars from somewhere.
She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.
Plus d’exemples (1)
She's always either chiseling or groveling, it seems.
Nom
Gravel.
Usage- indénombrable
- usually
Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.
Usage- plural-normally
- indénombrable
- usually
Nom
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
- Termes génériques
Verbe
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
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Who's chiseling on the side?
deprive somebody of something by deceit
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The con-man beat me out of $50
This salesman ripped us off!
Plus d’exemples (2)
we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme
They chiseled me out of my money
carve with a chisel
- Exemples
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chisel the marble