chisel

/tʃˈɪzʌl/

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Definitions

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"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
Verb
carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"