saw
1a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth.
to cut or divide with a saw.
to form by cutting with a saw.
to make cutting motions as if using a saw: to saw the air with one's hands.
to work (something) from side to side like a saw.
to use a saw.
to cut with or as if with a saw.
to cut as a saw does.
Idioms about saw
saw wood, Informal. to snore loudly while sleeping.
Origin of saw
1Other words from saw
- sawer, noun
- sawlike, adjective
Other definitions for saw (2 of 3)
simple past tense of see1.
Other definitions for saw (3 of 3)
Origin of saw
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How to use saw in a sentence
Exaggeration and hyperbole are constant campaign companions, as useful and expected as hammers and saws on a construction site.
The revamped ‘Evil Dead,’ out in theaters today, reimagines a cabin full of bloodythirsty demons and chain saws.
‘Evil Dead’ Remake Pays Homage to a Horror Cult Classic | Jean Trinh | April 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDozens of volunteers with gas-powered chain saws carved giant oak trees that had fallen, crushing cars and homes.
In his wrenching new film, 127 Hours, James Franco plays a hiker who saws off his own arm.
Stryker saws whined, running water drummed, and bone dust sifted through the air like flour.
Adjoining are frame saws, working up and down by steam, and cutting half a dozen or more boards at the same time.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesThey lie soaking in the water until drawn up to the keen saws of the sawmill that cut and slice the wood like cheese.
Stories of California | Ella M. SextonFor by the middle of April a saw-mill with a double set of saws had been put in operation, and was turning out the lumber rapidly.
He quoted proverbs, was full of strange saws, foretold the future—approximately.
The Surprises of Life | Georges ClemenceauProverbs and wise saws are more suitable to common life than to intricate relationships.
More Pages from a Journal | Mark Rutherford
British Dictionary definitions for saw (1 of 4)
/ (sɔː) /
any of various hand tools for cutting wood, metal, etc, having a blade with teeth along one edge
any of various machines or devices for cutting by use of a toothed blade, such as a power-driven circular toothed wheel or toothed band of metal
to cut with a saw
to form by sawing
to cut as if wielding a saw: to saw the air
to move (an object) from side to side as if moving a saw
Origin of saw
1Derived forms of saw
- sawer, noun
- sawlike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for saw (2 of 4)
/ (sɔː) /
the past tense of see 1
British Dictionary definitions for saw (3 of 4)
/ (sɔː) /
a wise saying, maxim, or proverb
Origin of saw
3British Dictionary definitions for SAW (4 of 4)
surface acoustic wave
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Other Idioms and Phrases with saw
see old saw.
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