chainsawing

Motorized tree felling

Chainsawing is the act of cutting with a chainsaw—a motorized saw with teeth on a rotating chain.

The word usually describes cutting trees or wood: He spent the morning chainsawing fallen branches.

Figuratively, chainsawing can suggest aggressive, indiscriminate cutting or destruction: The editor went chainsawing through the manuscript.

forestry

logging

Recording system events

reforestation · deforestation · thinning · harvest · firewood · cordwood · sawlog · pulpwood · windfall · deadfall

cutting

slicing

Cutting into portions

delimbing · pruning · trimming · sectioning · cleaving · hewing · crosscutting · limbing · topping · ripping

safety

chaps

Protective riding legwear

steel-toe · kickback · binding · pinching · stance · fatigue · certification · training

engine

two-stroke

Engine firing each revolution

sparkplug · cylinder · exhaust · combustion · revving · horsepower · cc · torque · diesel · four-stroke

equipment

sprocket

Toothed wheel for chains

  • tensionerMaintains strap or chain pressure
  • kickbackIllegal payment for services
  • clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox

choke · starter · muffler · scabbard · lanyard

noise

roar

Loud, deep animal cry

  • buzzContinuous low drone
  • whirrContinuous buzzing sound
  • growlLow threatening sound

drone · din · racket · earsplitting · decibels · rumble · screech · grind · thrum · snarl

Opposites
tool type/power source

chainsawingwhittling

Knife-carving wood into shapes

hewing · axing · chiseling · hatcheting

action/destruction vs preservation

chainsawingtree planting

Installing saplings in earth

reforesting · cultivating · nurturing · preserving · conserving

action direction

chainsawingplanting

Placing seeds in earth

grafting · growing · joining · gluing · constructing

Family

chain, saws, sawing, chainsaw, sawmill, chainsaws, chainsawed, sawn

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG