chisel meaning in Tamil
பொறி
/ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/
chisel in Tamil: பொறி, உளி. In English, chisel means a cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
Tamil words for chisel
- பொறி, உளி
English meaning of chisel
- noun A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
- noun A part of any of various tools or devices that has an analogous purpose, cutting raw material or a workpiece during the process that the tool or device performs.
- noun A part of some ploughs, next to the ploughshare, that helps cut into the soil and deal with obstructions such as rocks, roots, and stems.
- verb To use a chisel.
chisel in a sentence
- Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
- She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
- Laws that protect the environment are being chiseled away.
Synonyms of chisel
chisel in other languages
Questions about chisel in Tamil
- What is the meaning of chisel in Tamil?
- Chisel in Tamil is பொறி, உளி.
- chisel என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Chisel: பொறி, உளி.
- What does chisel mean in English?
- Chisel means a cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: chisel (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: chisel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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