Function: verb
Inflected Form: -eled or -elled ; -el · ing or -el · ling \ ' chi-z ə -li ŋ , ' chiz-li ŋ \
Date: 1509
transitive verb
1 : to cut or work with or as if with a chisel
2 : to employ shrewd or unfair practices on in order to obtain one's end also : to obtain by such practices < chisel a job>
intransitive verb
1 : to work with or as if with a chisel
2 a : to employ shrewd or unfair practices b : to thrust oneself : INTRUDE < chisel in on a racket>
– chis · el · er or chis · el · ler \ ' chi-z ə -l ə r, ' chiz-l ə r \ noun