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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.

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

sawer 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
abbreviation for
(Electronics) surface acoustic wave

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

saw2
vb
the past tense of see

saw3
n
a wise saying, maxim, or proverb
[Old English sagu a saying; related to saga]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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)
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.sawsaw - a power tool for cutting wood        
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
Verb1.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. VTserrar
C. VI to saw throughcortar con(una)sierra
D. CPD saw edge Nfilo m dentado or de sierra
saw away
A. VT + ADVquitar con la sierra
B. VI + ADV she was sawing away at the violiniba rascando el violín
saw off VT + ADVcortar con la sierra
saw up VT + ADVcortar con la sierra

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

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 sepdébiter à la scie

saw:
saw blade
nSägeblatt nt
sawbones
n (dated sl)Medizinmann m (inf)
sawbuck
n (US) → Sägebock m; (sl: = banknote) → Zehndollarschein m
sawdust
nSägemehl nt
sawfish
nSägefisch m
sawhorse
nSägebock m
sawmill
nSägewerk nt

saw2
nSpruch m, → Weisheit f

saw3 vb: pret <sawed>, ptp <sawed or sawn>
nSäge f; musical sawSingende Säge
vt
(lit)sägen; to saw something throughetw durchsägen; to saw something in twoetw entzweisägen; saw the wood into smaller logszersägen Sie das Holz in kleinere Scheite; sawn timber (esp Brit) → Schnittholz nt
he/his arms sawed the airer 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 violinauf der Geige herumsägen; to saw (away) at the meatam Fleisch herumsäbeln (inf)

saw1 [sɔː] (sawed (vb: pt) (sawed or sawn (pp)))
1. n (tool) → sega
2. vtsegare
to saw sth up → fare a pezzi qc con la sega
to saw sth off → segare via qc
3. vi to saw throughsegare

saw1 [sɔː] (sawed (vb: pt) (sawed or sawn (pp)))
1. n (tool) → sega
2. vtsegare
to saw sth up → fare a pezzi qc con la sega
to saw sth off → segare via qc
3. vi to saw throughsegare

saw see
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 pjūklas zāģis gergaji zaag sag piła serra ferăstrău пила píla žaga testera såg เลื่อย testere 鋸子 пилка آری cái cưa
vpast 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
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
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
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

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


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