Chisel vs Axe - What's the difference?
chisel | axe |
Gravel.
(lb) Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran ir flour.
A cutting tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer, or mallet.
To use a chisel.
To work something with a chisel.
(informal) To cheat, to get something by cheating.
A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
(informal) A dismissal or rejection.
* 1975 , (Bob Dylan), (Tangled Up in Blue)
(slang, music) A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
(finance) A directional position or interest, by a dealer in a financial market – if one wishes to unload stock, one is “axed to sell” or “has an axe”.
To fell or chop with an axe.
To terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner.
To lay off: to terminate a person's employment
To furnish with an axle.
(obsolete, or, dialectal)
* 1395 , John Wycliffe, trans. Bible , 1 Corinthis 14:35:
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Luke IIi:
English terms with multiple etymologies
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In transitive terms the difference between chisel and axe
is that chisel is to work something with a chisel while axe is to lay off: to terminate a person's employment.As nouns the difference between chisel and axe
is that chisel is gravel while axe is a tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.As verbs the difference between chisel and axe
is that chisel is to use a chisel while axe is to fell or chop with an axe.chisel
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* * (dialectal)Noun
(en-noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)See also
* burin * graverVerb
- She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.
Usage notes
(chiselling) and (chiselled) are more common in the UK while (chiseling) and (chiseled) are more common in the US.Derived terms
* chiseler, chiseller * chisel in onExternal links
* * *Anagrams
* * ----axe
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) , and also (etyl) (m).Alternative forms
* ax (largely US)Noun
(en noun)- His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe .
- I had a job in the great North Woods
- Workin' as a cook for a spell.
- But I never did like it all that much
- And one day the axe just fell.
Shedding the correlation ‘axe’, Risk magazine Derived from “have an axe to grind”, which is also used.
Usage notes
In the United States, this spelling is often used to distinguish the weapon from the tool, though some simply don't use the "ax" spelling at all, and only use "axe".Synonyms
* chop, pink slip, sack, bootDerived terms
* have an axe to grind * battle axe * axemanSee also
* adze * hatchet * twibillVerb
(ax)- The government announced its plans to axe public spending.
- The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.
- He got axed in the last round of firings.
Synonyms
* (lay off) fire, lay off, downsizeEtymology 2
Alternative forms
* (US)Verb
(ax)Etymology 3
Verb
(ax)- But if thei wolen ony thing lerne, at home axe thei her hosebondis; for it is foule thing to a womman to speke in chirche.
- And the people axed hym, sayinge: What shall we do then.
