hacksaw
hacksaw noun: a saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal.
Noun
hacksaw (plural hacksaws)
Verb
hacksaw (third-person singular simple present hacksaws, present participle hacksawing, simple past hacksawed, past participle hacksawed or hacksawn)
- To cut with a hacksaw.
- This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.
hacksaw meaning in Tamil and Kannada
hacksaw in Tamil
- கொந்தரம்
hacksaw in Kannada
- ಗರಗಸ
Forms of hacksaw
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hacksaws |
| alternative form | hack saw |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hacksaws |
| present participle | hacksawing |
| past | hacksawed |
| past participle | hacksawed |
| past participle | hacksawn |
Origin of hacksaw
From hack + saw. Attested since 1867.
Questions about hacksaw
- What does hacksaw mean?
- Hacksaw means a saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal.
- What is hacksaw in Tamil?
- Hacksaw in Tamil is கொந்தரம். See Hacksaw meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hacksaw?
- Hacksaw can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of hacksaw?
- The plural of hacksaw is hacksaws.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hacksaw (page history and authors); hacksaw (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hacksaw (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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