chisel — 英語辞典

名詞

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.

   例文

   Holonyms: plough, plow < implement

動詞

1. To use a chisel.

   用法

   • 自動詞

   同義語

   chip

2. To work something with a chisel.

   用法

   • 他動詞

   同義語

   chip

   例文

   She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.

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

   用法

   • 古風
   • 他動詞

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

   用法

   • 比喩的
   • 他動詞

   同義語

   chip away

   例文

   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.

   用法

   • 自動詞・他動詞の両用
   • くだけた表現

   例文

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

   She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.

   その他の例文 (1)

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

名詞

1. Gravel.

   用法

   • 不可算
   • usually

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

   用法

   • plural-normally
   • 不可算
   • usually

名詞

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

   上位語

   edge tool

動詞

1. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

   同義語

   cheat

   上位語

   deceivelead ondeludecozen

   例文

   Who's chiseling on the side?

2. deprive somebody of something by deceit

   同義語

   cheatrip off

   上位語

   victimizevictimise

   例文

   The con-man beat me out of $50

   This salesman ripped us off!

   その他の例文 (2)

   we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme

   They chiseled me out of my money

3. carve with a chisel

   上位語

   carvechip at

   例文

   chisel the marble