Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saw logs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
saw logs
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sleep.

Informal

verb

To snore loudly.

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saw, logs.

Etymology

Snoring is supposed to resemble the sound of wood being sawn up.

Usage

Inflected Forms

saws logs (present, singular) sawing logs (participle, present) sawed logs (past) sawed logs (participle, past) sawn logs (participle, past) saw wood (alternative)

Phrases

sleep like a log

Frequently Paired Words

sleep like a log

Synonyms

snore saw wood

Questions

What does saw logs mean?
To sleep.
Where does saw logs come from?
Snoring is supposed to resemble the sound of wood being sawn up.

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