Dictionary.com

hacksaw

or hack saw

[ hak-saw ]
/ ˈhækˌsɔ /
Save This Word!

noun
a saw for cutting metal, consisting typically of a narrow, fine-toothed blade fixed in a frame.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of hacksaw

First recorded in 1645–55; hack1 + saw1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use hacksaw in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hacksaw

hacksaw
/ (ˈhækˌsɔː) /

noun
a handsaw for cutting metal, with a hard-steel blade in a frame under tension
verb -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed or -sawn (-ˌsɔːn)
(tr) to cut with a hacksaw
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK