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# chisel

noun (a chisel, chisels); verb (chisel, chisels, chiselled, chiselling; US chiseled, chiseling)

«chisel» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tool with a flat, sharp metal end, used with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone or metal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#m1)
2. (verb) To cut or carve with a chisel: «He chiselled his name into the stone.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#m2)
3. (adjective form) «Chiselled» features means a face with sharp, clear lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#m3)
4. (old slang, US) To cheat someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#m4)

### In the lessons

In design and technology and history lessons, sculptors and stonemasons use chisels to carve statues and letters. Safety: always cut away from your body and keep hands behind the blade. In stories «chiselled» faces are handsome and strong.

### Examples

- The carpenter used a chisel to make a groove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#x1)
- Michelangelo carved marble with a chisel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#x2)
- Always cut away from your body with a chisel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#x3)
- They chiselled the names into the war memorial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#x4)
- The stonemason tapped the chisel with a mallet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#x5)
- The hero had a chiselled jaw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#x6)
- Sometimes he would make a little statue of soft clay; sometimes he would take hammer and chisel, and try to cut a statue from a piece of rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: chisel (one l). UK: chiselled, chiselling (double l); US: chiseled, chiseling. Say «CHIZ-ul».

## In Jewish tradition

In design and technology and history lessons, sculptors and stonemasons use chisels to carve statues and letters. Safety: always cut away from your body and keep hands behind the blade. In stories «chiselled» faces are handsome and strong.

### Note

Spelling: chisel (one l). UK: chiselled, chiselling (double l); US: chiseled, chiseling. Say «CHIZ-ul».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chisel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chisel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chisel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chisel.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «chisel» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chisel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chisel» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/chisel.html) on Mova free.