vt to cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
2. chisel ·vt to cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
3. chisel ·noun 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.