sawed or sawn

См. также в других словарях:

• Sawn — Saw Saw, v. t. [imp. {Sawed}; p. p. {Sawed} or {Sawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sawing}.] 1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble. [1913 Webster] 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sawed — Saw Saw, v. t. [imp. {Sawed}; p. p. {Sawed} or {Sawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sawing}.] 1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble. [1913 Webster] 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sawed — Saw Saw, v. t. [imp. {Sawed}; p. p. {Sawed} or {Sawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sawing}.] 1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble. [1913 Webster] 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sawn-off shotgun — UK [ˌsɔːn ɒf ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn] US [ˌsɔn ɔf ˈʃɑtˌɡʌn] noun [countable] [singular sawn off shotgun plural sawn off shotguns] british a shotgun with part of its barrel …   Useful english dictionary

• sawn-off shotgun — sawn off shotguns N COUNT A sawn off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden. [BRIT] The men burst in wearing balaclavas and brandishing sawn off… …   English dictionary

• sawed-off shotgun — sawed off shotguns N COUNT A sawed off shotgun is the same as a sawn off shotgun. [AM] …   English dictionary

• sawn-off shotgun — BrE .sawed off shotgun AmE n a ↑shotgun whose ↑barrel (=long thin tube) has been cut short so that it is easier to hide …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sawn-off — (N. Amer. sawed off) ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a gun) having a shortened barrel for ease of handling and a wider field of fire. 2) informal (of a garment) having been cut short …   English terms dictionary

• sawed-off — adjective 1. well below average height • Syn: ↑pint size, ↑pint sized, ↑runty, ↑sawn off • Similar to: ↑short, ↑little • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sawn-off — adjective 1. well below average height • Syn: ↑pint size, ↑pint sized, ↑runty, ↑sawed off • Similar to: ↑short, ↑little • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Sawed-off shotgun — Boomstick redirects here. Distinguish from broomstick. For the drummer of T.A.T.u. see Steve Boomstick Wilson. A sawed off break open shotgun of the type commonly known as a Lupara …   Wikipedia