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saw
1[ saw ]
noun
- a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth.
verb (used with object)
- to cut or divide with a saw.
- to form by cutting with a saw.
- to make cutting motions as if using a saw:
to saw the air with one's hands.
- to work (something) from side to side like a saw.
verb (used without object)
- to use a saw.
- to cut with or as if with a saw.
- to cut as a saw does.
saw
2[ saw ]
verb
- simple past tense of see 1.
SAW
1abbreviation for
- surface acoustic wave
saw
2/ ɔː /
noun
- any of various hand tools for cutting wood, metal, etc, having a blade with teeth along one edge
- 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
verb
- to cut with a saw
- to form by sawing
- to cut as if wielding a saw
to saw the air
- to move (an object) from side to side as if moving a saw
saw
3/ ɔː /
verb
- the past tense of see 1
saw
4/ ɔː /
noun
- a wise saying, maxim, or proverb
Derived Forms
- ˈɱ, noun
- ˈˌ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- İ noun
- l adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of saw1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of saw1
Origin of saw2
Idioms and Phrases
- saw wood, Informal. to snore loudly while sleeping.
More idioms and phrases containing saw
see old saw .Example Sentences
Many California counties, which are responsible for the care of children in foster homes and juvenile halls, saw an uptick in lawsuits.
Hartvigsen saw that the problem and the thirst for investing knowledge and a supportive community was much bigger than just her and her group of friends.
"I went to the door and saw there was a lot of police," he says.
Such a move would be a further reversal of pandemic-era policies that saw some studios adopting dramatically shorter windows before sending films to streaming platforms.
Trump has been on this crusade since the 1980s, when he saw Japanese businessmen buying up U.S. properties and getting rich selling their cars to Americans eager to buy them.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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