Definitions for SAW
sɔsaw

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proverb, adage, saw, bywordnoun

   a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

2. sawnoun

   hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting

3. power saw, saw, sawing machineverb

   a power tool for cutting wood

4. sawverb

   cut with a saw

   "saw wood for the fireplace"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Saw

   part. sawed and sawn. To cut timber or other matter with a saw.

   Etymology: scier, French; from the noun.

   They were stoned, they were sawn asunder. Heb. xi. 37.

   A carpenter, after he hath sawn down a tree, and wrought it handsomely, sets it in a wall. Wisd. xiii. 11.

   It is an incalescency, from a swift motion, such as that of running, threshing, or sawing. John Ray, on the Creation.

   If I cut my finger, I shall as certainly feel pain as if my soul was co-extended with the limb, and had a piece of it sawn through. Collier.

   Master-workmen, when they direct any of their underlings to saw a piece of stuff, have several phrases for the sawing of it: they seldom say, saw the piece of stuff; but, draw the saw through it; give the piece of stuff a kerf. Joseph Moxon.

   It is the carpenters work to hew the timber, saw it out, and frame it. John Mortimer.

2. SAWnoun

   Etymology: sawe, Danish; saga , or sige , Saxon; scie, Fr.

   1. A dentated instrument, by the attrition of which wood or metal is cut.

   The teeth are filed to an angle, pointing towards the end of the saw, and not towards the handle of the saw, or straight between the handle and end; because the saw is designed to act only in its progress forwards, a man having in that more strength than he can have in drawing back his saw, and therefore when he draws it back, he bears it lightly off the unsawn stuff, which enables him the longer to continue his several progressions of the saw. Joseph Moxon, Mech. Exer.

   The roach is a leather-mouth’d fish, and has saw like teeth in his throat. Izaak Walton, Angler.

   Then saws were tooth’d, and sounding axes made. Dryd.

   If they cannot cut,
   His saws are toothless, and his hatchets lead. Alexander Pope.

   2. [ Saga , Sax. saeghe, Dut.]A saying; a sentence; a proverb.

   Good king, that must approve the common saw:
   Thou out of heaven’s benediction com’st
   To the warm sun! William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   From the table of my memory
   I’ll wipe away all saws of books. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   His weapons, holy saws of sacred writ;
   His study in his tilt-yard. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   Strict age and sour severity,
   With their grave saws in slumber lie. John Milton.

3. Sawthe preterite of see.

   I never saw ’till now
   Sight more detestable. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saw

   A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, wire, or chain with a hard toothed edge. It is used to cut through material, very often wood, though sometimes metal or stone. The cut is made by placing the toothed edge against the material and moving it forcefully forth and less vigorously back or continuously forward. This force may be applied by hand, or powered by steam, water, electricity or other power source. An abrasive saw has a powered circular blade designed to cut through metal or ceramic.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saw

   A saw is a tool consisting of a long, sharp-edged blade, often with toothed edges, that is used to cut through various materials, such as wood, metal, or plastic, by applying a back-and-forth motion. Saws can be hand-held or powered by electricity or other mechanisms, and they are commonly used in construction, woodworking, and other industries.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saw

   imp. of See

2. Sawverb

   something said; speech; discourse

3. Sawverb

   a saying; a proverb; a maxim

4. Sawverb

   dictate; command; decree

5. Sawnoun

   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

6. Sawverb

   to cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble

7. Sawverb

   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

8. Sawverb

   also used figuratively; as, to saw the air

9. Sawverb

   to use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well

10. Sawverb

    to cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast

11. Sawverb

    to be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly

12. Saw

    of See

13. Etymology: [OE. sawe, AS. sagu; akin to secgan to say. See Say, v. t. and cf. Saga.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saw

   A saw is a tool consisting of a hard blade, wire, or chain with a toothed edge. It is used to cut through relatively hard material, most often wood. The cut is made by placing the toothed edge against the material and moving it forcefully back and forth. This force may be applied by hand, or powered by steam, water, electricity or other power source. An abrasive saw has a powered circular blade designed to cut through metal.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saw

   saw, pa.t. of see.

2. Saw

   saw, n. an instrument for cutting, formed of a blade, band, or disc of thin steel, with a toothed edge.—v.t. to cut with a saw.—v.i. to use a saw: to be cut with a saw:—pa.t. sawed; pa.p. sawed or sawn.—ns. Saw′-back, the larva of an American bombycid moth; Saw′-bones, a slang name for a surgeon; Saw′dust, dust or small pieces of wood, &c., made in sawing; Saw′er; Saw′-file, a three-cornered file used for sharpening the teeth of saws; Saw′-fish, a genus of cartilaginous fishes distinguished by the prolongation of the snout into a formidable weapon bordered on each side by sharp teeth; Saw′-fly, the common name of a number of hymenopterous insects, injurious to plants; Saw′-frame, the frame in which a saw is set; Saw′-grass, a marsh plant of the southern states of the American Union, with long slender leaves; Saw′-horn, any insect with serrate antennæ; Saw′mill, a mill for sawing timber; Saw′pit, a pit where wood is sawed; Saw′-set, an instrument for turning the teeth of saws alternately right and left; Saw′-sharp′ener, the greater titmouse; Saw′-tā′ble, the platform of a sawing-machine; Saw′-tem′pering, the process by which the requisite hardness and elasticity are given to a saw.—adj. Saw′-toothed, having teeth like those of a saw: (bot.) having tooth-like notches, as a leaf.—ns. Saw′-whet, the Acadian owl; Saw′-whet′ter, the marsh titmouse; Saw′yer, one who saws timber: a stranded tree in a river in America: any wood-boring larva: the bowfin fish. [A.S. saga; Ger. säge.]

3. Saw

   saw, n. a saying: a proverb: a degree: a joke. [A.S. sagu—secgan, to say.]

4. Saw

   saw, n. (Scot.) salve.

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1. SAW

   What does SAW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SAW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SAW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Saw is ranked #33121 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Saw surname appeared 691 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Saw.
   
   80.7% or 558 total occurrences were Asian.
   13.4% or 93 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 17 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 13 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Cut
   • Hand Tool
   • Saying

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SAW' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #327

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SAW' in Written Corpus Frequency: #450

Anagrams for SAW »

1. was

2. ASW

3. swa

How to pronounce SAW?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SAW in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SAW in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SAW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of SAW in a Sentence

1. Paul Zinken/dpa:

   We were all shocked yesterday when we saw it in the news, it shows we had those people on the list, on the screen. We are acting. And so we have to investigate for sure, but I'm not frightened by any coup or something.

2. Robert Hurt:

   TRAPPIST-1 was hands down the most amazing thing I've ever worked on, i remember when that paper hit my desk, I glanced at the light curve of the star and my jaw hit the floor. For all my work on transiting exoplanets, I had never seen that. It was the result of 500 hours of observation that revealed seven planets. I saw these syncopated dips and it was the most beautiful data I had ever seen. What an amazingly bizarre system it was.

3. Baby Rashad:

   I heard a loud boom, and when I ran out, I saw a hammock on the sidewalk and the woman lying down right next to the hammock, she couldn’t move. She’s in bad shape. Her left leg was twisted up.

4. The CDC Staples:

   Where we saw the biggest jump was after it reached the Spanish-speaking countries in the region.

5. Giannis Antetokounmpo:

   I saw Aaron Judge hitting the ball into the stands. Thats amazing. Youve got to be really strong to do that.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SAW
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SAW
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SAW
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SAW
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SAW
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html