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saw ¹  (sô)

n.

Any of various tools, either hand-operated or power-driven, having a thin metal blade or disk with a sharp, usually toothed edge, used for cutting wood, metal, or other hard materials.

v. sawed, sawed or sawn (sôn), saw·ing, saws

v.tr.

1. To cut or divide with a saw.

2. To produce or shape with a saw: sawed a hole in the board.

3. To make back-and-forth motions through or on: a speaker who saws the air with his arms.

v.intr.

1. To use a saw: sawing along the chalk line.

2. To undergo cutting with a saw: Pine wood saws easily.

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[Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

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sawer n.

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saw ²  (sô)

n.

A familiar saying, especially one that has become trite through repetition. See Synonyms at saying.

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[Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu, speech; see sek^w-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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saw ³  (sô)

v.

Past tense of see¹.

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SAW

abbreviation for

(Electronics) surface acoustic wave

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saw¹

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) any of various hand tools for cutting wood, metal, etc., having a blade with teeth along one edge

2. (Engineering / Tools) 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

vb saws, sawing, sawed, sawed, sawn

1. (Engineering / Tools) to cut with a saw

2. (Engineering / Tools) to form by sawing

3. to cut as if wielding a saw to saw the air

4. to move (an object) from side to side as if moving a saw

[Old English sagu; related to Old Norse sog, Old High German saga, Latin secāre to cut, secūris axe]

sawer  n

sawlike  adj

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saw²

vb

the past tense of see

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saw³

n

a wise saying, maxim, or proverb

[Old English sagu a saying; related to saga]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	saw - a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people adage, byword, proverb locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
	2.	saw - hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting billhook, bill - a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" bucksaw - a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck crown saw - a saw having teeth around the edge of a hollow cylinder folding saw - a saw with a toothed blade that folds into a handle (the way a pocketknife folds) hack saw, hacksaw, metal saw - saw used with one hand for cutting metal carpenter's saw, hand saw, handsaw - a saw used with one hand for cutting wood hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands sawtooth - a serration on a saw blade tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal lumberman's saw, two-handed saw, two-man saw, whipsaw - a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people
	3.	saw - a power tool for cutting wood         power saw, sawing machine band saw, bandsaw - an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels chain saw, chainsaw - portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain buzz saw, circular saw - a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle gangsaw - a power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts fretsaw, scroll saw, jigsaw - fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines power tool - a tool driven by a motor jigsaw, reciprocating saw, saber saw - a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut sawmill - a large sawing machine tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal
Verb	1.	saw - cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" whipsaw - saw with a whipsaw

Translations

saw¹ [sɔː] (sawed (vb: pt) (sawed or sawn (pp)))

A. N (= tool) → sierra f

B. VT → serrar

C. VI to saw through → cortar con(una)sierra

D. CPD saw edge N → filo m dentado or de sierra

saw away

A. VT + ADV → quitar con la sierra

B. VI + ADV she was sawing away at the violin → iba rascando el violín

saw off VT + ADV → cortar con la sierra

saw up VT + ADV → cortar con la sierra

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saw³ [sɔː] N (= saying) → refrán m, dicho m

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saw [ˈsɔː]

pt of see

n (= tool) → scie f

vt [sawed] [ˈsɔːd] (pt) [sawed or sawn] (pp) → scier
He sawed the branch in half → Il a scié la branche en deux.

saw up

vt sep → débiter à la scie

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saw:

saw blade

n → Sägeblatt nt

sawbones

n (dated sl) → Medizinmann m (inf)

sawbuck

n (US) → Sägebock m; (sl: = banknote) → Zehndollarschein m

sawdust

n → Sägemehl nt

sawfish

n → Sägefisch m

sawhorse

n → Sägebock m

sawmill

n → Sägewerk nt

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saw²

n → Spruch m, → Weisheit f

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saw³ vb: pret <sawed>, ptp <sawed or sawn>

n → Säge f; musical saw → Singende Säge

vt

(lit) → sägen; to saw something through → etw durchsägen; to saw something in two → etw entzweisägen; saw the wood into smaller logs → zersägen Sie das Holz in kleinere Scheite; sawn timber (esp Brit) → Schnittholz nt

he/his arms sawed the air → er schlug wild um sich, er fuchtelte mit den Armen (durch die Luft)

vi

(person, saw) → sägen; (wood) → sich sägen lassen

to saw away at the violin → auf der Geige herumsägen; to saw (away) at the meat → am Fleisch herumsäbeln (inf)

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saw¹ [sɔː] (sawed (vb: pt) (sawed or sawn (pp)))

1. n (tool) → sega

2. vt → segare
to saw sth up → fare a pezzi qc con la sega
to saw sth off → segare via qc

3. vi to saw through → segare

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saw see

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saw²

n saw [soː]

a tool for cutting, having a toothed edge He used a saw to cut through the branch. saag مِنْشار трион pila sav die Säge πριόνι sierra saag اره saha scie מַסוֹר आरा, आरी pila fűrész gergaji sög sega のこぎり 톱 pjūklas zāģis gergaji zaag sag piła serra ferăstrău пила píla žaga testera såg เลื่อย testere 鋸子 пилка آری cái cưa 锯

v – past tense sawed : past participles sawn, ~sawed –

to cut with a saw He sawed the log in two. saag يَنْشُر режа (roz)řezat save sägen πριονίζω serrar saagima اره كردن sahata scier לְנַסֵר चीरना, आरा या आरी चलाना piliti, ispiliti fűrészel menggergaji saga segare 切る 톱으로 자르다 pjauti zāģēt menggergaji zagen sage opp piłować serrar a tăia (cu ferăstrăul) пилить (roz)rezať žagati testerisati såga ตัดด้วยเลื่อย testere ile kesmek 鋸斷 пиляти, розпилювати آری سے ریتنا cưa, xẻ 锯（断）

n sawdust

a dust of tiny fragments of wood, made by sawing. saagsels نُشارَة الخَشَب стърготини piliny savsmuld das Sägemehl πριονίδι serrín saepuru خاك اره sahanpuru sciure נְסוֹרֶת बुरा, कुनाई piljevina fűrészpor serbuk gergaji sag segatura おがくず 톱밥 pjuvenos zāģu skaidas habuk gergaji zaagsel sagflis trociny serradura talaş древесные опилки piliny žaganje strugotine sågspån ขี้เลื่อย talaş 鋸屑 тирса لکڑی کا برادہ mùn cưa 锯屑

n sawmill

a place in which wood is mechanically sawn. saagmeule مَنْشَرَه дъскорезница pila savværk das Sägewerk πριονιστήριο aserradero, serrería saeveski كارخانه چوب بري saha scierie מִנסָרָה आरा मशीन, आराघर, आराकशी का कारख़ाना pilana fűrészmalom tempat penggergajian sögunarverksmiðja segheria 製材所 제재소 lentpjūvė kokzāģētava kilang papan houtzagerij sag(bruk) tartak serração fabrică de cherestea лесопилка píla žaga pilana sågverk โรงเลื่อย bıçkı atelyesi, kereste fabrikası 鋸木廠 лісопильний завод, лісопилка لکڑی چیرنے کا کارخانہ nhà máy cưa 锯木厂

adj

a sawmill worker. saagmeulagtig متَعَلِّق بالمَنْشَرَه работник в дъскорезница na pile savværksarbejder Sägewerk-... εργάτης σε πριονιστήριο de aserradero saeveski- كارگر كارخانه چوب بري saha- de scierie עוֹבֵד מִנסָרָה आराकशी के कारख़ाने में काम करने वाले मजदूर radnik u pilani fűrészmalom pekerja penggergajian starfsmaður í sögunarverksmiðju della segheria 製材所の 제재소에서 일하는 lentpjūvės kokzāģētavas- pekerja kilang papan houtzager sagbruks- tartaczny de serração tăietor лесопильный robotník na píle delavec na žagi pilar sågverks- คนงานโรงเลื่อย kereste fabrikası... 鋸木廠的 лісопильний لکڑی کے کارخانے میں کام کرنے والا thuộc nhà máy cưa 锯木厂的

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saw → منشار pila sav Säge πριόνι sierra saha scie pila sega のこぎり 톱 zaag sag piła serra пила såg เลื่อย testere cái cưa 锯子