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1. (n.) saw
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
2. saw
any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth.
3. (v.t.) saw
to cut or divide with a saw.
4. saw
to form by cutting with a saw.
5. saw
to make cutting motions as if using a saw:
to saw the air with one's hands.
6. saw
to work (something) from side to side like a saw.
7. (v.i.) saw
to use a saw.
8. saw
to cut with or as if with a saw.
9. saw
saw wood, to snore loudly while sleeping.
10. (n.) saw
a maxim; proverb; saying:
an old saw.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME; OE sagu; c. OFris
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) proverb, adage, saw, byword
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
2. (noun) saw
hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
3. (verb) power saw, saw, sawing machine
a power tool for cutting wood
4. (verb) saw
cut with a saw
"saw wood for the fireplace"
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1. saw
the past tense of "see"
2. (noun) saw
a tool with sharp points for cutting wood or metal
an electric saw
3. (verb) saw
to cut wood or metal using a saw
They sawed the log in half.; He sawed off the tree branch.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) saw
an instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing
2. saw
imp. of See
3. saw
of See
4. (verb) saw
something said; speech; discourse
5. (verb) saw
a saying; a proverb; a maxim
6. (verb) saw
dictate; command; decree
7. (verb) saw
to cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble
8. (verb) saw
to form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel
9. (verb) saw
also used figuratively; as, to saw the air
10. (verb) saw
to use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well
11. (verb) saw
to cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast
12. (verb) saw
to be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly
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Sense: a tool for cutting, having a toothed edge
He used a saw to cut through the branch.
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 Afrikaans: saag |
 Arabic: مِنْشار |
 Bulgarian: трион |
 Brazilian: serra |
 Czech: pila |
 German: die Säge |
 Danish: sav |
 Greek: πριόνι |
 Spanish: sierra |
 Estonian: saag |
 Farsi: اره |
 Finnish: saha |
 French: scie |
 Hebrew: מַסוֹר |
 Hindi: आरा, आरी |
 Croatian: pila |
 Hungarian: fűrész |
 Indonesian: gergaji |
 Icelandic: sög |
 Italian: sega |
 Japanese: のこぎり |
 Korean: 톱 |
 Lithuanian: pjūklas |
 Latvian: zāģis |
 Malay: gergaji |
 Dutch: zaag |
 Norwegian: sag |
 Polish: piła |
 Persian: اره |
 Pashto: اره: اره |
 Portuguese: serra |
 Romanian: ferăstrău |
 Russian: пила |
 Slovak: píla |
 Slovenian: žaga |
 Serbian: testera |
 Swedish: såg |
 Thai: เลื่อย |
 Turkish: testere |
 Taiwanese: 鋸子 |
 Ukrainian: пилка |
 Urdu: آری |
 Vietnamese: cái cưa |
 Chinese: 锯 |
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