| 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. |
saw 1
Noun
a cutting tool with a toothed metal blade or edge, either operated by hand or powered by electricity
Verb
[sawing, sawed; sawed] or sawn
1. to cut with or as if with a saw
2. to form by sawing
3. to move (an object) from side to side as if moving a saw [Old English sagu]
saw 2
Verb
the past tense of see1
saw 3
Noun
Old-fashioned a wise saying or proverb [Old English sagu a saying]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | saw - a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people 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) 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 band saw, bandsaw - an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels 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
saw [sɔː] [sawed , pt , sawed or sawn , pp ] vt → sägen
n → Säge f
pt of see;
to saw sth up → etw zersägen
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