hacksaw

verb

Definition of hacksawnext
as in to crosscut

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacksaw
  1. crosscut
  2. slit
  3. slash
  4. slice
  5. split
  6. scissor
  7. shear
  8. cut
Verb
  • The story crosscut feverishly between the two, giving rise to a ticklishly clever chicken-or-egg conundrum: Was Riley being manipulated, like a puppet, by her confused and unruly emotions?
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • Clamp these pieces together edge-to-edge, and crosscut them again with the track saw to produce two 8-inch pieces that form the ends of the box and two 24 inch pieces that form the top and the bottom panels.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
Definition of crosscut
Verb
  • Charging documents obtained by KIRO, Fox 13 and the Kitsap Sun allege that the 23-year-old suspect called 911 and claimed his brother had slit his own throat.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Tasteful slits on either side of this sweater allow for the piece to have natural movement, while loose sleeves provide an effortlessly cool finish to the neutral staple.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of slit
Verb
  • Zibanejad saw his ice time slashed against St. Louis, and Kakko watched from the press box.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, the newsroom staff was slashed in half within just a few years.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of slash
Verb
  • But the laws of football physics tell us A&M’s resurgence will be felt long after the last piece of Vandy’s goalposts are recovered, sliced up and sold for $40.35 on eBay.
    David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Others have one cooking scene so memorable that the film simply had to make the list: Annie baking a single cupcake in Bridesmaids, Paulie slicing garlic with a razor blade in Goodfellas, that final sequence in Phantom Thread.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of slice
Verb
  • The couple will split time between Texas and Virginia, undoubtedly looking for one more property to save.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In Season 2, that vote occurs after each game, and if the majority chooses to quit, the survivors split the pot — everyone gets a little richer and goes home alive.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of split
Verb
  • At its base definition, scissoring is just about genital-to-genital stimulation, so anyone interested in doing so can scissor.
    Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.
    Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of scissor
Verb
  • Photographs from The Courier Journal's archives show the aftermath of the bridge shearing the tops from large vehicles as early as 1978.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Like that one that underestimated a low Bronx highway overpass at full speed, shearing its top off, killing 15 passengers, decapitating at least one.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of shear
Verb
  • Nordstrom announced plans last year to shutter its Canadian operations, closing all stores in the country and cutting 2,500 jobs.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Shares in Truth Social fell 6% as a result, before ending the day down 2%, and the move cut about $200 million from the president-elect’s net worth.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut
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