chisel up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To cut or shape something using a chisel, or (informal) to get your body into better shape.
Literal meaning: To work upward with a chisel — largely transparent in the literal sense.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
(Rare/informal) To tone or sculpt one's body through exercise, as if being carved from stone.
"He spent six months in the gym trying to chisel up his physique before the competition."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Not a recognized standard phrasal verb. Occasionally appears in bodybuilding slang to mean sculpting one's physique. Learners should treat this with caution as it is not widely established.
Commonly used with
body physique stone edge
Forms
Base
chisel up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
chisels up
he/she/it
Past simple
chiseled up
yesterday
Past participle
chiseled up
have + pp
-ing form
chiseling up
continuous
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