Noun
- 1. chisel, edge tool
- usage: an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
Verb
- 1. cheat, chisel, deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
- usage: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
- 2. cheat, rip off, chisel, victimize, victimise
- usage: deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
- 3. chisel, carve, chip at
- usage: carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
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