hacksaw

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noun

A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal

“This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.”

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hack sawmetal saw
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Meanings

nounhacksaw (plural hacksaws)

plural hacksaws · alternative hack saw

  1. A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal
verbhacksaw (third-person singular simple present hacksaws, present participle hacksawing, simple past hacksawed, past participle hacksawed or hacksawn)

present singular third person hacksaws · participle present hacksawing · past hacksawed · participle past hacksawed · participle past hacksawn · alternative hack saw

  1. To cut with a hacksaw.

    This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsaw used with one hand for cutting metal

Similar
hack sawmetal saw
Broader
saw

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hack + saw. Attested since 1867.

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Translations

Bulgarian ножовка
  • ножовка (nožovka)saw
Catalan serra de metalls, serra d'arc
  • serra de metallssaw
  • serra d'arcsaw
Chinese Mandarin 鋼鋸 /钢锯
  • 鋼鋸 /钢锯 (gāngjù)saw
Dutch beugelzaag
  • beugelzaagsaw
Esperanto metalsegilo
  • metalsegilosaw
Finnish rautasaha, metallisaha
  • rautasahasaw
  • metallisahasaw
French scie à métaux
  • scie à métauxsaw
German Bügelsäge
  • Bügelsägesaw
Greek σιδηροπρίονο
  • σιδηροπρίονο (sidiropríono)saw
Hungarian fémfűrész
  • fémfűrészsaw
Italian sega ad arco, sega ad arco per metallo
  • sega ad arcosaw
  • sega ad arco per metallosaw
  • seghetto ad arcosaw
  • seghetto per metallisaw
Japanese 弓のこ
  • 弓のこ (yuminoko)saw
Korean 쇠톱
  • 쇠톱 (soetop)saw
Polish piła do metalu, piłka do metalu
  • piła do metalusaw
  • piłka do metalusaw
Portuguese arco de serra, segueta
  • arco de serrasaw
  • seguetasaw
Romanian bomfaier
  • bomfaiersaw
Russian ножо́вка по мета́ллу, слеса́рная ножо́вка
  • ножо́вка по мета́ллу (nožóvka po metállu)saw
  • слеса́рная ножо́вка (slesárnaja nožóvka)saw
Spanish sierra para metales, sierra
  • sierra para metalessaw
  • sierrasaw
  • sierra de arcosaw
  • segueta (marquetry)saw
  • serrónsaw
Swedish bågfil
  • bågfilsaw
Cite this entry
APA

hacksaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hacksaw

MLA

“hacksaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hacksaw. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hacksaw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hacksaw.

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