name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɔːzˌɔːl/
General-American:/ˈsɔzˌɔl/
cot-caught-merger:/ˈsɑzˌɑl/
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name
Meaning 1
A domain-specific programming language.
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name
Meaning 2
A brand of reciprocating saw from Milwaukee Tool Company
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noun
Meaning 3
A sawzall, a reciprocating saw of the Sawzall brand from Milwaukee Tool.
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative form of sawzall; A kind of reciprocating saw
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, broadly
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noun
Meaning 5
A kind of reciprocating saw, a tool similiar to a thick, long-bladed electric jigsaw used to saw through most things, favored for demolition.
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History
Etymology
Marketing coinage for the tool; from saw; evoking the collocation saws all ("saws everything"); coined by Milkwaukee Tool for its Sawzall brand of reciprocating saw.