hand saw
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- noun
- /hænd sɔː/
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- So, the day after the storm, about twenty of my neighbors, including me, used power saws and hand saws to cut up the trees.
- use a hand saw
We have to do this because, well, think about if you were using a hand saw.
- We have to do this because, well, think about if you were using a hand saw.
Examples
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To make the furniture, he carefully cut the wood using a hand saw.
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Then to get a nice clean cut, we picked up a brand new hand saw that totally ended up sucking.
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I bring a saw, a hand saw, I bring string.
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Going from a hand saw to a chainsaw has a huge economic impact.
Blog text (8) -
By the way, if you're in White Plains or near it, I can saw up to a 4" diameter trunk with my hand saw.
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We have a Superior XT Ergo hand saw similar to this one.
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He couldn't see the final product yet, but he could see how to get there, so he took up a little hand saw and began to cut.
Fiction book (1997) -
They had hand saws.
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I have found that I have more control over my wood cuts with a hand saw than with my electric saws, and I am very close to selling the electric saws (I have several panels of plywood to cut, so we'll see how I do there first).
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When building the shed, I used a hand saw to shape the wooden planks.
Synonyms
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A tool with a thin toothed blade used to cut wood or other materials
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A small hand tool with a thin blade and small teeth in a frame for cutting metal
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A tool you hold in one hand to cut wood
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A hand saw for cutting wood across the grain
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A small hand saw with a thin blade in a U-shaped frame for cutting curves in wood
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A small hand tool with a long narrow blade for cutting tight curves and holes in wood or drywall
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A tool you hold in one hand for cutting metal like pipes
A hand saw used by carpenters to cut wood
A short hand saw that has a stiff metal back for making precise cuts in wood
A saw with a stiff top edge used for making small, precise cuts in wood
A saw used to cut wood across the grain at right angles
A small portable saw with teeth on the blade that closes into its handle
A small tool with a long, narrow, pointed blade for cutting tight curves in wood
A handsaw with a narrow blade for cutting tree or bush branches
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a saw operated with one hand' is directly derivable from combining 'hand' (the grasping extremity) with 'saw' (a cutting tool). This noun-noun compound follows a common compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended object.
Etymology
Hand saw comes from a simple picture: a hand holding a saw to cut wood. That image shows it is a saw you move 'by hand' rather than with a machine, which is why the word means a small saw used to cut wood by hand.