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saw (1)

saw [ saw ]


noun  (plural saws)
Definition:
 
tool for cutting wood: a hand-operated or power-driven tool with a toothed metal blade, used to cut wood or other hard materials



verb  (past sawed, past participle sawed or sawn [ sawn ], present participle saw·ing, 3rd person present singular saws)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb cut something with saw: to cut something using a saw

2. transitive verb move forward and back: to make back-and-forth motions through something such as the air, as if using a handsaw

[ Old English saga< Indo-European]
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