Chisel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌlvɚɹˌɪnz/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈiːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈiːv/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌlvɚɹˌɪnz/.

Examples

Who's chiseling on the side?
The con-man beat me out of $50
This salesman ripped us off!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cheat rip off

Parts of Speech

noun	an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
verb	engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud “Who's chiseling on the side?”
verb	deprive somebody of something by deceit “The con-man beat me out of $50”
verb	carve with a chisel “chisel the marble”

Word Forms

chisel	verb	carve with a chisel
cheat	noun	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
cheater	noun	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
cheating	noun	a deception for profit to yourself
chiseler	noun	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
chiseller	noun	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
rip-off	noun	the act of stealing
chisel	noun	an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Meißel

ein Kantenwerkzeug mit einer flachen Stahlklinge mit Schneide

🇫🇷French

ciseau

un outil de pointe avec une lame plate en acier avec un tranchant

🇪🇸Spanish

cincel

una herramienta de filo con una hoja plana de acero con un filo

🇮🇹Italian

scalpello

uno strumento tagliente con una lama piatta in acciaio con un tagliente

🇳🇱Dutch

beitel

een randgereedschap met een plat stalen mes met een snijkant

🇵🇹Portuguese

formão

uma ferramenta de borda com uma lâmina de aço plana com uma borda cortante

🇷🇺Russian

долото

лезвие с плоским стальным лезвием с режущей кромкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छेनी

कटिंग एज के साथ फ्लैट स्टील ब्लेड वाला एक धार उपकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

ছেনি

একটি কাটিয়া প্রান্ত সঙ্গে একটি ফ্ল্যাট ইস্পাত ব্লেড সঙ্গে একটি প্রান্ত টুল

🇮🇳Tamil

உளி

ஒரு கட்டிங் எட்ஜ் கொண்ட தட்டையான ஸ்டீல் பிளேடுடன் கூடிய விளிம்பு கருவி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉలి

కట్టింగ్ ఎడ్జ్‌తో ఫ్లాట్ స్టీల్ బ్లేడ్‌తో కూడిన అంచు సాధనం

🇮🇳Marathi

छिन्नी

कटिंग एजसह सपाट स्टील ब्लेडसह एज टूल

🇮🇳Gujarati

છીણી

કટીંગ એજ સાથે ફ્લેટ સ્ટીલ બ્લેડ સાથેનું ધારનું સાધન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಳಿ

ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಅಂಚಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಫ್ಲಾಟ್ ಸ್ಟೀಲ್ ಬ್ಲೇಡ್‌ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಂಚಿನ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉളി

കട്ടിംഗ് എഡ്ജ് ഉള്ള പരന്ന സ്റ്റീൽ ബ്ലേഡുള്ള ഒരു എഡ്ജ് ടൂൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੀਨੀ

ਕੱਟਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਫਲੈਟ ਸਟੀਲ ਬਲੇਡ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਨਾਰਾ ਸੰਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھینی

ایک کنارے کا آلہ جس میں ایک فلیٹ اسٹیل بلیڈ ایک کٹنگ ایج کے ساتھ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

凿

带有带有切削刃的扁钢刀片的边缘工具

🇯🇵Japanese

ノミ

刃先の付いた平鋼刃を備えたエッジツール

🇰🇷Korean

속이다

날카로운 날이 있는 평평한 강철 날이 있는 가장자리 도구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái đục

một dụng cụ sắc cạnh có lưỡi thép phẳng có lưỡi cắt

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่ว

เครื่องมือขอบที่มีใบมีดเหล็กแบนพร้อมคมตัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pahat

alat tepi dengan pisau baja datar dengan ujung tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

pait

isang tool sa gilid na may flat steel blade na may cutting edge

🇲🇾Malay

pahat

alat tepi dengan bilah keluli rata dengan mata pemotong

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إزميل

أداة حافة بشفرة فولاذية مسطحة ذات حافة متطورة

🇮🇷Persian

اسکنه

ابزار لبه ای با تیغه فولادی مسطح با لبه برش

🇹🇷Turkish

keski

kesici kenarlı düz çelik bıçağa sahip bir kenar aleti

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִזְמֵל

כלי קצה עם להב פלדה שטוח עם קצה חיתוך

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The primary meaning of 'chisel' is 'an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge'.

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