chisel up en · VERB
Meanings
-
(literally, transitive) To create by chiseling.
He chiseled up the details on the sculpture.
-
(transitive) To cast off splinters or pieces like might be created by chiseling; to (figuratively) cause many or small weak results.
The sight chiseled up old anxieties.
When the car crashed into the deck, it chiseled up sharp splinters of wood.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chiselling up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| chiseling up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| chiseled up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| chiseled up | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| chisels up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| chiselled up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| chiselled up | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |