chisel vs pluck

pluck vs chisel

chisel and pluck both are nouns.

chisel and pluck both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chisel	Yes	No	Yes	No
pluck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pluck is a hyponym of chisel; that is, pluck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chisel:

chisel: deprive somebody of something by deceit
pluck: rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Other hyponyms of chisel include gazump, cozen, fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize, gip, gyp, bilk, beat, bunk, whipsaw, welch, welsh, beguile, hoodwink, juggle.

chisel (noun)	pluck (noun)
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge	the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
	the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

chisel (verb)	pluck (verb)
carve with a chisel	pull or pull out sharply
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud	look for and gather
deprive somebody of something by deceit	pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
	strip of feathers
	rip off; ask an unreasonable price
	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

Difference between chisel and pluck

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