sawed off
Cut down smaller
Sawed off describes something cut shorter than standard, usually with a saw.
A sawed-off shotgun has had its barrel illegally shortened for concealment and wider shot spread: He pulled a sawed-off from under his coat.
The term extends to anything truncated or undersized—including, dismissively, short people: that sawed-off little runt.
Also spelled sawn-off in British English.
Long gun firing shot
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- buckshotCoarse shotgun pellets
- scattergunFirearm firing spread pellets
gauge · pump-action · ammunition · slug · muzzle · trigger · cartridge · gunpowder
Made more concise
docked · lopped · sheared · snipped · pruned · reduced · cut-down · abbreviated
Prohibited trade goods
- unregisteredNot formally recorded
- unlicensedWithout official permit
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- felonySerious criminal offense
confiscate · illicit · banned · outlawed · criminal · unlawful · concealment · restricted
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- holdupTheft by threat
fear · danger · ominous · hostility · aggression · deterrence · terror · bravado
shotgun
Long gun firing shot
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- buckshotCoarse shotgun pellets
scattergun · gauge · pump-action · ammunition · slug · muzzle · trigger · cartridge · gunpowder · recoil
shortened
Made more concise
trimmed · docked · lopped · sheared · snipped · pruned · reduced · cut-down · abbreviated · compact
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- unregisteredNot formally recorded
- unlicensedWithout official permit
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
felony · confiscate · illicit · banned · outlawed · criminal · unlawful · concealment · restricted · violation
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- robberyTheft through intimidation
holdup · fear · danger · ominous · hostility · aggression · deterrence · terror · bravado · brandishing
- Gun Featuresbolt action, semi-automatic, pump action, lever action, double action
- Gun Slanggat, piece, heater, strap, rod
sawed offextended
Lengthened in time or space
lengthened · full-length · elongated · unshortened · stretched out
sawed offsnapped
Broke with sudden force
broken off · torn off · ripped off · fractured · splintered
sawed offuncut
Not reduced or shortened
full-length · intact · whole · unmodified · unaltered