chisel — Kamus bahasa Inggris

Nomina

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.

2. 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.

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. 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.

   Contoh

   Holonyms: plough, plow < implement

Verba

1. To use a chisel.

   Penggunaan

   • intransitif

   Sinonim

   chip

2. To work something with a chisel.

   Penggunaan

   • transitif

   Sinonim

   chip

   Contoh

   She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.

3. To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).

   Penggunaan

   • ketinggalan zaman
   • transitif

4. To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time.

   Penggunaan

   • kiasan
   • transitif

   Sinonim

   chip away

   Contoh

   Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.

5. To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something); to haggle excessively; to cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating.

   Penggunaan

   • transitif atau intransitif
   • informal

   Contoh

   He's managed to chisel a couple dollars from somewhere.

   She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.

   Lebih banyak contoh (1)

   She's always either chiseling or groveling, it seems.

Nomina

1. Gravel.

   Penggunaan

   • tidak dapat dihitung
   • usually

2. Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.

   Penggunaan

   • plural-normally
   • tidak dapat dihitung
   • usually

Nomina

1. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   edge tool

Verba

1. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

   Sinonim

   cheat

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   deceivelead ondeludecozen

   Contoh

   Who's chiseling on the side?

2. deprive somebody of something by deceit

   Sinonim

   cheatrip off

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   victimizevictimise

   Contoh

   The con-man beat me out of $50

   This salesman ripped us off!

   Lebih banyak contoh (2)

   we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme

   They chiseled me out of my money

3. carve with a chisel

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   carvechip at

   Contoh

   chisel the marble