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• saw — saw1 [sô] n. [ME sawe < OE sagu, akin to Ger säge, Du zaag < IE base * sek , to cut, > L secare, to cut, OE seax, knife] 1. a) a cutting tool, of various shapes and sizes and worked by hand or machinery, consisting essentially of a thin… …   English World dictionary

• Saw — Saw, v. t. [imp. {Sawed}; p. p. {Sawed} or {Sawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sawing}.] 1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble. [1913 Webster] 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Saw — Saw, v. i. 1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast. [1913 Webster] 3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• saw — meaning ‘to cut with a saw’, has the past form sawed and past participle sawn or (occasionally) sawed. As an adjective referring to a shotgun, sawn off is the only form used …   Modern English usage

• saw — I. past of see II. noun Etymology: Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu; akin to Old High German sega saw, Latin secare to cut Date: before 12th century a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (as wood, metal, or bone)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• saw´like´ — saw1 «s», noun, verb, sawed, sawed or sawn, saw|ing. –n. 1. a tool for cutting, made of a thin blade with sharp teeth on the edge: »Workmen use saws to cut wood, stone, metal, plastics, and other material (Arthur C. Ansley) …   Useful english dictionary

• saw´er — saw1 «s», noun, verb, sawed, sawed or sawn, saw|ing. –n. 1. a tool for cutting, made of a thin blade with sharp teeth on the edge: »Workmen use saws to cut wood, stone, metal, plastics, and other material (Arthur C. Ansley) …   Useful english dictionary

• saw — sɔː n. tool for cutting consisting of a toothed blade; saying, maxim, proverb v. cut with a saw or similar tool; make back and forth motions as if with a saw sɪː n. bishopric, office of a bishop; position or authority of a bishop v. view,… …   English contemporary dictionary

• saw down — ˌsaw ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they saw down he/she/it saws down present participle sawing down past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• saw — Ⅰ. saw [1] ► NOUN 1) a hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials, having a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement. 2) a mechanical power driven cutting tool with a toothed rotating disc or moving… …   English terms dictionary

• saw up — ˌsaw ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they saw up he/she/it saws up present participle sawing up past tense …   Useful english dictionary