'Chisel' definitions:

Definition of 'chisel'

From: WordNet
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?" [syn: cheat, chisel]
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" [syn: cheat, rip off, chisel]
verb
Carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"

Definition of 'Chisel'

From: GCIDE
  • Chisel \Chis"el\, n. [OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. Scissors.] A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer. [1913 Webster]
  • Cold chisel. See under Cold, a. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chisel'

From: GCIDE
  • Chisel \Chis"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chiseled, or Chiselled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Chiseling, or Chiselling.] [Cf. F. ciseler.]
  • 1. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang] [1913 Webster] chiseler