"saw logs" meaning in All languages combined

See saw logs on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-saw logs.wav [US] Forms: saws logs [present, singular, third-person], sawing logs [participle, present], sawed logs [past], sawed logs [participle, past], sawn logs [participle, past], saw wood [alternative]
Etymology: Snoring is supposed to resemble the sound of wood being sawn up. Head templates: {{en-verb|*|+|+|+,sawn logs}} saw logs (third-person singular simple present saws logs, present participle sawing logs, simple past sawed logs, past participle sawed logs or sawn logs)
  1. (informal) To sleep. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-saw_logs-en-verb-en:sleep Categories (other): Sleep Disambiguation of Sleep: 81 19 0
  2. (informal) To snore loudly. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-saw_logs-en-verb-en:snore_loudly Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 42 32 Disambiguation of English predicates: 27 42 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 57 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 72 15
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saw, logs. Related terms: sleep like a log
    Sense id: en-saw_logs-en-verb-en:literal

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Snoring is supposed to resemble the sound of wood being sawn up.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "saws logs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sawing logs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sawed logs",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sawed logs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sawn logs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saw wood",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "81 19 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sleep",
          "orig": "en:Sleep",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sleep."
      ],
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        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To sleep."
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "26 42 32",
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        },
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          "name": "English predicates",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        "To snore loudly."
      ],
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          "snore"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) To snore loudly."
      ],
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        "en:snore loudly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saw, logs."
      ],
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        [
          "saw",
          "saw#English"
        ],
        [
          "logs",
          "logs#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 11 89",
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        }
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
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    "English verbs",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "saws logs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sawing logs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sawed logs",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sawed logs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sawn logs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saw wood",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sleep."
      ],
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          "sleep"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) To sleep."
      ],
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        "en:sleep"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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        "English informal terms"
      ],
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        "To snore loudly."
      ],
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        [
          "snore",
          "snore"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) To snore loudly."
      ],
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        "en:snore loudly"
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    },
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saw, logs."
      ],
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        [
          "saw",
          "saw#English"
        ],
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          "logs",
          "logs#English"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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