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Meaning of chisel up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To create by chiseling.
    literally, transitive
  2. To cast off splinters or pieces like might be created by chiseling; to (figuratively) cause many or small weak results.
    transitive

Examples

“He chiseled up the details on the sculpture.”
“The sight chiseled up old anxieties.”
“When the car crashed into the deck, it chiseled up sharp splinters of wood.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

chiseled chiseled in chiseled out chiseled up chiseling chiseling in

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