saw logs

verb

To sleep.

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snoresaw wood
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Meanings

verbsaw logs (third-person singular simple present saws logs, present participle sawing logs, simple past sawed logs, past participle sawed logs or sawn logs)

present singular third person saws logs · participle present sawing logs · past sawed logs · participle past sawed logs · participle past sawn logs · alternative saw wood

  1. informalTo sleep.
  2. informalTo snore loudly.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saw, logs.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbreathe noisily during one's sleep

Similar
snoresaw wood
Broader
breathetake a breathrespire
Also see
catch some z'scrashsaw woodsleepsnore

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Snoring is supposed to resemble the sound of wood being sawn up.

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APA

saw logs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saw%20logs

MLA

“saw logs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saw%20logs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saw logs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saw%20logs.

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