Sawer

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.