chisel
English Thesaurus
1. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | edge tool, |
| definition | : | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | burin, |
| definition | : | a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cold chisel, set chisel, |
| definition | : | narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | drove, drove chisel, |
| definition | : | a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | firmer chisel, |
| definition | : | a chisel with a thin blade for woodworking (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ripping chisel, |
| definition | : | a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wood chisel, |
| definition | : | a chisel for working wood; it is either struck with a mallet or pushed by hand (noun.artifact) |
2. carve with a chisel (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | carve, chip at, |
| definition | : | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface (verb.contact) |
3. deprive somebody of something by deceit (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | gazump, |
| definition | : | raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | cozen, |
| definition | : | cheat or trick (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize, |
| definition | : | deprive of by deceit (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bilk, |
| definition | : | cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | beat, bunk, |
| definition | : | avoid paying (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | whipsaw, |
| definition | : | victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | welch, welsh, |
| definition | : | cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt (verb.social) |
4. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | job, |
| definition | : | profit privately from public office and official business (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | shark, |
| definition | : | play the shark; act with trickery (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | rig, set up, |
| definition | : | arrange the outcome of by means of deceit (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | cozen, |
| definition | : | act with artful deceit (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | crib, |
| definition | : | use a crib, as in an exam (verb.social) |
5. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | chisel, |
| definition | : | carve with a chisel (verb.contact) |
6. carve with a chisel (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | chisel, |
| definition | : | an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge (noun.artifact) |
7. deprive somebody of something by deceit (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cheat, cheating, |
| definition | : | a deception for profit to yourself (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | heist, rip-off, |
| definition | : | the act of stealing (noun.act) |
8. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cheat, cheating, |
| definition | : | a deception for profit to yourself (noun.act) |
9. an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | chisel, |
| definition | : | carve with a chisel (verb.contact) |
10. carve with a chisel (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | chisel, |
| definition | : | an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge (noun.artifact) |
11. deprive somebody of something by deceit (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cheat, cheating, |
| definition | : | a deception for profit to yourself (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | heist, rip-off, |
| definition | : | the act of stealing (noun.act) |
12. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cheat, cheating, |
| definition | : | a deception for profit to yourself (noun.act) |
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