Saw
Definition of Saw
Pronunciation: sạ imp. | 1. | imp. of See. | n. | 1. | | | 1. | Something said; speech; discourse. | | 2. | A saying; a proverb; a maxim. | | 3. | Dictate; command; decree. | | 1. | 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. | v. t. | 1. | To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air. | v. i. | 1. | To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well. | | 2. | To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast. | | 3. | To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly. |
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