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Meaning of 'saw'
Meaning of 'saw' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Saw 
- imp. of See. 2. Saw [ imp.]
- of See [ imp.]3. Saw [ n.]
- 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. [ n.]4. Saw [ v. i.]
- To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well. [ v. i.]- To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.
- To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.
5. Saw [ v. t.]
- Something said; speech; discourse. [ v. t.]- A saying; a proverb; a maxim.
- Dictate; command; decree.
- To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.
- 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.
- Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.
Meaning of 'saw' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. saw [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- cut with a saw
- cut with a saw
Example in sentence:
- saw wood for the fireplace
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