hacksawEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryhacksaw nounhack·saw | \ ˈhak-ˌsȯ \ a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (such as metal) Definition : a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (such as metal)IllustrationhacksawOther Wordshacksaw verb First Known Use1638, in the meaning defined abovehacksaw verb Synonyms as in crosscut, sawSynonyms & Near Synonyms crosscut, saw, scissorcut, gash, incise, rip, shear, slash, slice, slitcleave, rive, splitpierce, stabbruise, butcher, hack, haggle, lacerate, manglerend, tearcarve, chip, chisel, notchanatomize, dissect, sectionchop, dice, minceamputate, cut off, severhacksaw nounhack·saw | \ ˈhak-ˌsȯ \ a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (such as metal) Definition : a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (such as metal)IllustrationhacksawOther Wordshacksaw verb First Known Use1638, in the meaning defined abovehacksaw verb Synonyms as in crosscut, sawSynonyms & Near Synonyms crosscut, saw, scissorcut, gash, incise, rip, shear, slash, slice, slitcleave, rive, splitpierce, stabbruise, butcher, hack, haggle, lacerate, manglerend, tearcarve, chip, chisel, notchanatomize, dissect, sectionchop, dice, minceamputate, cut off, severhacksaw nounhack·saw | \ ˈhak-ˌsȯ \ a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (such as metal) Definition : a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (such as metal)IllustrationhacksawOther Wordshacksaw verb First Known Use1638, in the meaning defined abovehacksaw verb Synonyms as in crosscut, sawSynonyms & Near Synonyms crosscut, saw, scissorcut, gash, incise, rip, shear, slash, slice, slitcleave, rive, splitpierce, stabbruise, butcher, hack, haggle, lacerate, manglerend, tearcarve, chip, chisel, notchanatomize, dissect, sectionchop, dice, minceamputate, cut off, severhacksaw nounhack·saw | \ ˈhak-ˌsȯ \ a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (such as metal) Definition : a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (such as metal)IllustrationhacksawOther Wordshacksaw verb First Known Use1638, in the meaning defined abovehacksaw verb Synonyms as in crosscut, sawSynonyms & Near Synonyms crosscut, saw, scissorcut, gash, incise, rip, shear, slash, slice, slitcleave, rive, splitpierce, stabbruise, butcher, hack, haggle, lacerate, manglerend, tearcarve, chip, chisel, notchanatomize, dissect, sectionchop, dice, minceamputate, cut off, sever