noun, verb, sawed, sawed or sawn, saw⋅ing.| 1. | a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth. |
| 2. | any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth. |
| 3. | to cut or divide with a saw. |
| 4. | to form by cutting with a saw. |
| 5. | to make cutting motions as if using a saw: to saw the air with one's hands. |
| 6. | to work (something) from side to side like a saw. |
| 7. | to use a saw. |
| 8. | to cut with or as if with a saw. |
| 9. | to cut as a saw does. |
| 10. | saw wood, Informal. to snore loudly while sleeping. |