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noun
- 1. a hand tool for cutting wood or other materials, typically with a long, thin serrated steel blade and operated using a backward and forward movement.
verb
- 1. cut (something) using a saw: "the top of each post is sawed off at railing height"
- 2. make rapid to-and-fro motions in cutting something or in playing a stringed instrument: "he was sawing away energetically at the loaf"
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: a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (such as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk. sawlike. ˈsȯ-ˌlīk. adjective. saw. 3 of 4. verb. sawed ˈsȯd ; sawed or sawn ˈsȯn ; sawing ˈsȯ (-)iŋ. transitive verb. 1. : to cut with a saw. 2. : to produce or form by cutting with a saw. 3.
SAW definition: 1. past simple of see 2. to cut wood or other hard material using a saw: 3. to move something…. Learn more.
1. any of various hand tools for cutting wood, metal, etc, having a blade with teeth along one edge. 2. 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.
saw noun [C] (TOOL) a tool with a blade or sharp cutting points, used for cutting hard materials such as wood or metal: Cut off the unwanted branches close to the trunk using a saw. Warehouse workers would saw up blocks of salt with a special saw. See also.
Saw definition: a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.. See examples of SAW used in a sentence.
The verb saw means to cut through wood or another material using a saw or other tool. If you are going to build a bookcase, you have to saw the wood into the proper lengths. It's a good idea to measure it twice so you only have to saw it once.
Definition of saw verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
