noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 K S AO2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To cut with a hacksaw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
saw used with one hand for cutting metal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hack saw, metal saw
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saw
History
Etymology
From hack + saw. Attested since 1867.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մետաղասղոց
(metaġasġocʻ)
— saw
Bulgarian:
ножовка
(nožovka)
— saw
Catalan:
serra de metalls
— saw
Catalan:
serra d'arc
— saw
Chinese Mandarin:
鋼鋸 /钢锯
(gāngjù)
— saw
Dutch:
beugelzaag
— saw
Esperanto:
metalsegilo
— saw
Finnish:
rautasaha
— saw
Finnish:
metallisaha
— saw
French:
scie à métaux
— saw
German:
Bügelsäge
— saw
Greek:
σιδηροπρίονο
(sidiropríono)
— saw
Hungarian:
fémfűrész
— saw
Italian:
sega ad arco
— saw
Italian:
sega ad arco per metallo
— saw
Italian:
seghetto ad arco
— saw
Italian:
seghetto per metalli
— saw
Japanese:
弓のこ
(yuminoko)
— saw
Khmer:
រណារអារដែក
(rɔnaa ’aa daek)
— saw
Korean:
쇠톱
(soetop)
— saw
Macedonian:
бонсек
(bonsek)
— saw
Plautdietsch:
Iesasoag
— saw
Polish:
piła do metalu
— saw
Polish:
piłka do metalu
— saw
Portuguese:
arco de serra
— saw
Portuguese:
segueta
— saw
Romanian:
bomfaier
— saw
Russian:
ножо́вка по мета́ллу
(nožóvka po metállu)
— saw
