chisel up
chisel up · chisels up · chiseled up / chiselled up · chiseling up
To create by chiselingTo create by chiseling.
Meaning
2 senses(literally, transitive)To create by chiseling.
He chiseled up the details on the sculpture.
(transitive)To cast off splinters or pieces like might be created by chiseling; to (figuratively) cause many or small weak results.
The sight chiseled up old anxieties.
When the car crashed into the deck, it chiseled up sharp splinters of wood.
Forms
chisels up, chiseling up, chiseled up, chiseled up| Base form | chisel up · to chisel up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chisels up |
| Present participle | chiseling up |
| Past simple | chiseled up / chiselled up |
| Past participle | chiseled up / chiselled up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb