ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Buzzsaw

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Buzzsaw is a noun meaning A circular saw.

Meaning

A circular saw.

More Meanings

  1. One who attacks violently and/or mindlessly.
  2. (transitive) To cut with a circular saw.
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) To spin rapidly like the blades of a circular saw.
  4. (ambitransitive, colloquial) To produce a loud, harsh noise like that of a circular saw.
  5. (slang) Someone or something that makes a loud, harsh, grinding or rasping noise, like that of a circular saw.
  6. (slang) The MG 42 general-purpose machine gun.
  7. (slang) A violently destructive attack.

Example Sentences

Nasal buzzsaws shook the sides of the tent as finally, they were all out for night.
No danger of these buzzsaws waking up, it was enough to make you wish for impaired hearing.
Cade braced its stock against his shoulder, sighted the moving shadows in the woods, and let the buzz saw chew into them.
Anyway, buzzsaw hardcore from both bands with nice 'n' trebly production, and each have some Japanese influences in there.

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Related dictionary entries include sawblade, sawzall, saw tooth, bandsaw, bucksaw, jigsaw.

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