Search Result for "hack saw":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. saw used with one hand for cutting metal;
[syn: hacksaw, hack saw, metal saw]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hack \Hack\, n. 1. A notch; a cut. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone. [1913 Webster] 3. A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] 4. (Football) A kick on the shins, or a cut from a kick. --T. Hughes. [1913 Webster] 5. (Computers) A clever computer program or routine within a program to accomplish an objective in a non-obvious fashion. [PJC] 6. (Computers) A quick and inelegant, though functional solution to a programming problem. [PJC] 7. A taxicab. [informal] [PJC] Hack saw, a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hack saw n 1: saw used with one hand for cutting metal [syn: hacksaw, hack saw, metal saw]