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"
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bilk
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bunk
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cold chisel
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crib
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drove
drove chisel
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falsify
firmer chisel
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goldbrick
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manipulate
misrepresent
mulct
nobble
overcharge
pluck
plume
rig
ripping chisel
rob
rook
scam
set chisel
set up
shark
short-change
soak
surcharge
swindle
victimize
wangle
welch
welsh
whipsaw
wood chisel