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saw
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/ sɔ /
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noun
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth.
verb (used with object), sawed, sawed or sawn, saw·ing.
verb (used without object), sawed, sawed or sawn, saw·ing.
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Idioms about saw
saw wood, Informal. to snore loudly while sleeping.
Origin of saw
1First recorded before 1000; Middle English noun sau(e), soue, zaue, Old English saga, sagu; cognate with Dutch zaag, Old Norse sǫg, German Säge, all meaning “saw”; akin to Latin secāre “to cut,” Old English seax “short sword, knife, dagger”; the verb is derivative of the noun; see also sax2, section
OTHER WORDS FROM saw
sawer, nounsawlike, adjectiveWords nearby saw
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British Dictionary definitions for saw (1 of 4)
saw1
/ (sɔː) /
noun
any of various hand tools for cutting wood, metal, etc, having a blade with teeth along one edge
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
verb saws, sawing, sawed, sawed or sawn
to cut with a saw
to form by sawing
to cut as if wielding a sawto saw the air
to move (an object) from side to side as if moving a saw
Derived forms of saw
sawer, nounsawlike, adjectiveWord Origin for saw
Old English sagu; related to Old Norse sog, Old High German saga, Latin secāre to cut, secūris axe
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saw3
/ (sɔː) /
noun
a wise saying, maxim, or proverb
Word Origin for saw
Old English sagu a saying; related to saga
British Dictionary definitions for saw (4 of 4)
SAW
abbreviation for
surface acoustic wave
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Other Idioms and Phrases with saw
saw
see old saw.
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