| 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. [Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu; see sek- in Indo-European roots.] saw  er n. |
| saw 2 (sô) n. A familiar saying, especially one that has become trite through repetition. See Synonyms at saying. [Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu, speech; see sekw-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
| saw 3 (sô) v. Past tense of see1. |
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