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CHISEL IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chisel in mean? 

CHISEL IN (verb)
  The verb CHISEL IN has 1 sense:

1. break into a conversationplay

  Familiarity information: CHISEL IN used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHISEL IN (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Break into a conversation

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

barge in; break in; butt in; chime in; chisel in; cut in; put in

Context example:

her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation

Hypernyms (to "chisel in" is one way to...):

break up; cut off; disrupt; interrupt (make a break in)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "chisel in"):

disrupt; interrupt (interfere in someone else's activity)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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