Definition of "saw"
- noun
A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.
A musical saw.
A sawtooth wave.
Something spoken; speech, discourse.
A saying or proverb.
Opinion, idea, belief; by thy ~, in your opinion; commune ~, common opinion; common knowledge; on no ~, by no means.
Proposal, suggestion; possibility.
- verb
To cut (something) with a saw.
To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
To be cut with a saw.
Simple past of see.
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