sawed-off

Speech parts

1. sawed-off - Noun

2. sawed-off - Adjective

3. sawed-off - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

cut short

well below average height

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Synonyms

sawn-off runty pint-size shortened pint-sized bantam buckshot small little low short lilliputian bitty thick compact

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Antonyms

grand almighty high large long great

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Examples

An unprovoked head butt is like bringing a sawed-off shotgun to a knife fight. Lee Child

a sawed-off shotgun Source: Internet

a sawed-off broomstick Source: Internet

the shortened rope was easier to use Source: Internet

A Greek Orthodox priest who was closing a church in Lyon, France, was shot Saturday by a lone assailant using a sawed-off shotgun, the France National Police said. Source: Internet

A sawed-off shotgun (or "sawn-off") refers to a shotgun whose barrel has been shortened, leaving it more maneuverable, easier to use at short range and more readily concealed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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