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sawed-off

saw-off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [saw awf, of]
    • /sɔ ɔf, ɒf/
    • /sɔːd ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [saw awf, of]
    • /sɔ ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of sawed-off word

  • adjective sawed-off sawed off at the end, as a shotgun or broomstick. 1
  • adjective sawed-off Slang. smallish; of less than average size or stature. 1
  • adjective sawed-off designating a shotgun with the barrel cut off short 0
  • adjective sawed-off short in stature 0

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Origin of sawed-off

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Sawed-off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sawed-off popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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