Meaning of SAW in English


imp. of ·see.

2. saw ·vt dictate; command; decree.

3. saw ·impf of see.

4. saw ·vt a saying; a proverb; a maxim.

5. saw ·vt something said; speech; discourse.

6. saw ·vt also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.

7. saw ·vi to cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.

8. saw ·vi to be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.

9. saw ·vi to use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.

10. saw ·vt to cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.


12. saw ·noun an instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, ·etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.

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