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CHISEL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CHISEL?

Need another word that means the same as “chisel”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “chisel” in this overview.

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Chisel as a Verb
Definitions of "Chisel" as a verb
Synonyms of "Chisel" as a verb (18 Words)
Usage Examples of "Chisel" as a verb
Associations of "Chisel" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Chisel” are: cheat, rip off, cut, carve, shape, fashion, form, chip, hammer, sculpt, sculpture, model, whittle, rough-hew, swindle, defraud, fleece, gull

Chisel as a Verb

Definitions of "Chisel" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “chisel” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud.
Cheat or swindle (someone) out of something.
Cut or shape (something) with a chisel.
Carve with a chisel.
Deprive somebody of something by deceit.

Synonyms of "Chisel" as a verb (18 Words)

carve	Cut (a slice of meat) from a larger piece. The wood was carved with runes.
cheat	Gain an advantage over or deprive of something by using unfair or deceitful methods; defraud. I wish someone had told me my partner was cheating on me.
chip	Form by chipping. The paint had chipped off the gate.
cut	Cut and assemble the components of. Cut a nice figure.
defraud	Illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception. She defrauded the customers who trusted her.
fashion	Make out of components (often in an improvising manner. The bottles were fashioned from green glass.
fleece	Cover as if with a fleece. The sky was half blue half fleeced with white clouds.
form	Bring or be brought into a certain formation. A thick mist was forming all around.
gull	Make a fool or dupe of.
hammer	Hit or beat something repeatedly with a hammer or similar object. He got hammered for an honest mistake.
model	Work as a model by displaying clothes or posing for an artist or sculptor. Model an airplane.
rip off	Cut (wood) along the grain.
rough-hew	Hew roughly, without finishing the surface.
sculpt	Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material. She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband.
sculpture	Form or shape as if by sculpture especially with strong smooth curves. The choir stalls were each carefully sculptured.
shape	Give shape or form to. Shape a figure.
swindle	Obtain (money) fraudulently. He swindled me out of my inheritance.
whittle	Carve (an object) from wood. A set of chess pieces he had whittled himself.

Usage Examples of "Chisel" as a verb

They chiseled me out of my money.
He's chiselled me out of my dues.
Chisel the marble.
Chisel a hole through the brickwork.
Who's chiseling on the side?

Associations of "Chisel" (30 Words)

anvil	A heavy iron block with a flat top and concave sides, on which metal can be hammered and shaped. Anvil clouds.
ax	Chop or split with an ax. Axe wood.
axe	Cut or strike with an axe especially violently or destructively. The Chancellor warned the cabinet to axe* public spending.*
behead	Cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution. Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay.
blade	A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. Gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures.
carve	Cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription. I carved my initials on the tree.
cleaver	A butcher’s knife having a large square blade. A meat cleaver.
cut	A piece of meat cut from a carcass. We cut* through the neighbor s yard to get home sooner.*
delude	Be false to; be dishonest with. Too many theorists have deluded the public.
engrave	Cut or carve a text or design on (a hard object. His drawings of public buildings were engraved by Edward Rooker.
equipment	The process of supplying someone or something with necessary equipment. The construction and equipment* of new harbour facilities.*
gadget	A device or control that is very useful for a particular job. A variety of kitchen gadgets.
gizmo	A gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall. The latest multimedia gizmo.
hammer	The sport of throwing a hammer. She hammered on his door.
hatchet	A small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.
kitchen	A set of fitments and units that are sold together and fixed in place in a kitchen. Kitchen Swahili.
knife	Cut or move cleanly through something with a knife like action. The victim was knifed to death.
mallet	A long-handled wooden stick with a head like a hammer, used for hitting a croquet or polo ball.
scraper	A tool or device used for scraping, especially for removing dirt, paint, or other unwanted matter from a surface. Residues should be removed with sharp scrapers.
shovel	The quantity a shovel can hold. She shovelled coal on the fire.
sickle	An edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle.
silversmith	Someone who makes or repairs articles of silver.
sledge	Beat with a sledgehammer. A sledge* journey.*
smith	Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919. We do not know whether the metals were mined and smelted by the smith* or purchased from miners.*
tannery	Workplace where skins and hides are tanned.
tool	A small stamp or roller used to make a tooled design. Gardening tools.
trowel	Use a trowel on for light garden work or plaster work. Kerrie trowelled jam on to her toast.
widget	(in some beer cans) a plastic device which introduces nitrogen into the beer, giving it a creamy head.
wooden	Like or characteristic of wood. She closed the heavy wooden* door.*