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
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  • Sansa works out his true nature by season seven, however, revealing his crimes in a dramatic trial and having sister Ayra slit his throat.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children before slitting her wrists and jumping out of a second-story window in an attempt to take her own life is planning to seek an insanity defense, court records show.
    KC Baker, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of slit
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  • But with Trump returning for a second term, there’s a particular worry among some longtime government staffers about the president-elect’s fixation on loyalty, his desire to push the bounds of presidential authority and how his team might seek to slash the workforce.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The policymakers slashed rates by 0.5 percentage points in September, followed by a 0.25 percentage point drop in November.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of slash
Verb
  • Let the bread cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Dice the potatoes, chop the fresh ginger and slice the sweet onion (finely) and carrot.
    Michiko Tomioka, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of slice
Verb
  • That amount would be split between border security, such as wall funding and money for Border Patrol agents, and modernizing U.S. defense systems.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
  • One Pacific Palisades home that survived the Palisades Fire was later split in half by a landslide, CBS News Los Angeles' Rick Montanez reported.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of split
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  • 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
  • Prune branches selectively rather than shearing indiscriminately.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of shear
Verb
  • Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The European Central Bank, for example, is expected to cut rates further in 2025, especially in light of trade risks and global instability.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of cut
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