chainsaw

ˈtʃeɪnsɔː

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Definition of chainsaw - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

toolspower saw with a rotating chain

He used a chainsaw to cut the tree.

power saw

saw

Verb

carving wood

tr.

cut wood with a powered saw to carve shapes

tr.

They chainsawed a sculpture from the log.

carve

sculpt

forestry

tr./intr.

cut large timber with a motorized saw

tr./intr.

He chainsawed the fallen tree into logs.

cut down

saw

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power saw with a rotating chain

Origin of chainsaw

English, chain (linked metal) + saw (cutting tool)

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long metal piece on a chainsaw that directs the moving chain

Examples of chainsaw in a sentence

A chainsaw is essential for cutting large logs efficiently.
The artist chainsawed intricate designs into the wood.
He chainsawed the log into a bear statue.
They chainsawed the old stump in the backyard.
The workers chainsawed through the thick branches.

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French:tronçonneuse, tronçonner, ...
German:Kettensäge, kettensägen, ...
Italian:motosega, scolpire con la motosega, ...
Spanish:motosierra, tallar con motosierra, ...
Portuguese:motosserra, esculpir com uma motosserra, ...
Chinese:链锯, 雕刻, ...
Japanese:チェーンソー, チェーンソーで彫る, ...
Arabic:مِنشار جِنزيري, نَشَرَ بالمنشار الكهربائي, ...
Hebrew:מַסּוֹר שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת, לְנַסֵּר, ...
Russian:бензопила, вырезать бензопилой, ...
Ukrainian:бензопила, вирізати, ...
Hindi:चेनसॉ, चेनसॉ से उकेरना, ...
Bengali:চেইনসো, চেইনসো দিয়ে খোদাই করা, ...
Catalan:motoserra, esculpir amb motoserra, ...
Czech:motorová pila, řezat motorovou pilou, ...
Danish:motorsav, motosave, ...
Dutch:kettingzaag, kettingzagen, ...
Greek:αλυσοπρίονο, χρησιμοποιώ αλυσοπρίονο, ...
Hungarian:láncfűrész, láncfűrésszel faragni, ...
Khmer:ម៉ាស៊ីនកាត់ឈើខ្សែសង្វាក់, កាត់ឈើដោយម៉ាស៊ីនអារយន្ត, ...
Korean:전기톱, 전기톱으로 새기다, ...
Persian:اره زنجیری, حکاکی کرد, ...
Polish:piła łańcuchowa, wyrzeźbić, ...
Portuguese (BR):motosserra, entalhar com uma motosserra, ...
Romanian:drujba, a sculpta, ...
Swedish:motorsåg, motorsåga, ...
Thai:เลื่อยโซ่, ใช้เลื่อยยนต์แกะสลัก, ...
Turkish:elektrikli testere, motorlu testere ile oymak, ...
Vietnamese:cưa xích, dùng cưa máy khắc, ...

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