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- Dictionarysaw/sɔː/
noun
- 1. a hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials, typically with a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement.
verb
- 1. cut (something) using a saw: "the top of each post is sawn 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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SAW definition: 1. past simple of see 2. to cut wood or other hard material using a saw: 3. to move something…. Learn more.
: 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.
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.
Definition of saw verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
saw meaning, definition, what is saw: the past tense of see: Learn more.
1. a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth. 2. any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth. v.t. 3. to cut or divide with a saw. 4. to form by cutting with a saw.
SAW definition: 1. a tool with a sharp edge that you use to cut wood or other hard material 2. to use a saw: 3…. Learn more.
A saw is a tool that's used to cut wood. It can be a hand tool or a power tool, and it usually has either a blade or a disk with a jagged cutting edge. 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.
