chisel
To use a chiselTo use a chisel.
» I've never used a chisel before.
Я никогда раньше не использовал стамеску.
Я раніше ніколи не користувався зубилом.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To use a chisel.
meißeln
carve with a chisel
(transitive)To work something with a chisel.
She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
(dated, transitive)To barge in on (something); to intrude on (something).
(figuratively, transitive)To make small changes to (something), bit by bit, resulting in change over time.
Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.
(ambitransitive, informal)To beg or pressure somebody into giving up (something); to haggle excessively; to cheat; to obtain something from (someone) by cheating.
He's managed to chisel a couple dollars from somewhere.
She can always chisel whatever she needs from her father.
Examples
23 sentencesI've never used a chisel before.
Я раніше ніколи не користувався зубилом.
ruЯ никогда раньше не использовал стамеску.
They are chiseling a statue out of marble.
ruОни ваяют статую из мрамора.
Do you have a chisel that I could borrow?
I've never used a chisel before. Could you show me how?
How do you use a chisel?
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English chisel, chesel, from Old Northern French chisel, cisel, from cisoir (wFrom Middle English chisel, chesel, from Old Northern French chisel, cisel, from cisoir (with a change in suffix), from Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting tool”), from Latin caedō (“cut”). Doublet of scissors.
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Forms
chisels, chiseling, chiseled, chiseledPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle