saw
I. saw1 (sô)top to bottom: compass, backsaw, and crosscut sawsClarinda/Academy Artworksn. 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, sawsv. 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.] sawʹer n. II. saw2 (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.] III. saw3 (sô)v. Past tense of see1.
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