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chisel in

chisel in verb: to barge in on something; to be a third wheel; to insinuate oneself into a situation or relationship; to get oneself involved in something.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To barge in on something; to be a third wheel; to insinuate oneself into a situation or relationship; to get oneself involved in something.
    • Ignore him, he's only here because he chiseled in.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To unfairly push in on (something); to gain a role in (something unsavory); to acquire a partial interest in (something) through deceit.
    • He's chiseling in on our operation.

Forms of chisel in

third-person singular presentchisels in
present participle USchiseling in
present participle UKchiselling in
past participle USchiseled in
past USchiseled in
past participle UKchiselled in
past UKchiselled in

Questions about chisel in

What does chisel in mean?
Chisel in means to barge in on something; to be a third wheel; to insinuate oneself into a situation or relationship; to get oneself involved in something.
What part of speech is chisel in?
Chisel in is a verb.
What is the past tense of chisel in?
The past tense of chisel in is chiseled in.

Words near chisel in in the dictionary

  1. Chisamba
  2. chisanbop
  3. Chisasibi
  4. Chischilly
  5. chisel
  6. chisel in
  7. chisel out
  8. chisel up
  9. Chiseldon
  10. chiseled
  11. chiseled in

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