SAW

Saw

A saw is a tool consisting of a hard blade, wire, or chain with a toothed edge. It is used to cut through relatively hard material, most often wood. The cut is made by placing the toothed edge against the material and moving it forcefully back and forth. This force may be applied by hand, or powered by steam, water, electricity or other power source. An abrasive saw has a powered circular blade designed to cut through metal.

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saw

Noun

  1. A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
  2. A musical saw.
  3. A sawtooth wave.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Something spoken; speech, discourse.
  2. (often old saw) A saying or proverb.
  3. opinion, idea, belief; by thy ~, in your opinion; commune ~, common opinion; common knowledge; on no ~, by no means.
    Þe more comoun sawe is þat Remus was i-slawe for he leep ouer þe newe walles of Rome. — Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden
  4. proposal, suggestion; possibility.
    All they assentyd to the sawe; They thoght he spake reson and lawe. — Earl of Toulouse
  5. Dictate; command; decree.

Verb

  1. To cut (something) with a saw.
  2. To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
    The fiddler sawed away at his instrument.
  3. To be cut with a saw.
    The timber saws smoothly.
  4. To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
    to saw boards or planks (i.e. to saw logs or timber into boards or planks)
    to saw shingles; to saw out a panel

Verb (etymology 2)

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