/ English Dictionary

SAW WOOD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Breathe noisily during one's sleep

Example:

she complained that her husband snores

Synonyms:

saw logs; saw wood; snore

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "saw wood" is one way to...):

breathe; respire; suspire; take a breath (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs)

"Saw wood" entails doing...:

catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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