Uk English Meaning of saw

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Definitions and Meaning of saw in English

Wordnet

saw (n)

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting

a power tool for cutting wood

Wordnet

saw (v)

cut with a saw

Webster

saw ()

imp. of See.

Webster

saw (v. t.)

Something said; speech; discourse.

A saying; a proverb; a maxim.

Dictate; command; decree.

To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.

To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel.

Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.

Webster

saw (n.)

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.

Webster

saw (v. i.)

To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.

To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.

To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.

Webster

saw (imp.)

of See

FAQs About the word saw

saw

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people, hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting,

Proverb,saying,word,adage,maxim,motto,Aphorism,Apothegm,Axiom,bromide

missed,neglected,overlooked,passed over,overtaken

savvy => savvy, savvey => savvy, savoyard => savoyard, savoy cabbage => Savoy cabbage, savoy => Savoy,