chisel up

verb

To create by chiseling.

“The sight chiseled up old anxieties.”

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Meanings

verbchisel up (third-person singular simple present chisels up, present participle (US) chiseling up or (UK) chiselling up, simple past and past participle (US) chiseled up or (UK) chiselled up)

present singular third person chisels up · US participle present chiseling up · UK participle present chiselling up · US participle past chiseled up · US past chiseled up · UK participle past chiselled up · UK past chiselled up

  1. literallytransitiveTo create by chiseling.

    He chiseled up the details on the sculpture.

  2. transitiveTo 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.

    1 more example

    When the car crashed into the deck, it chiseled up sharp splinters of wood.

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APA

chisel up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chisel%20up

MLA

“chisel up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chisel%20up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chisel up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chisel%20up.

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