saw: Meaning and Definition of

saw

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.

1. to cut or divide with a saw.
2. to form by cutting with a saw.
3. to make cutting motions as if using a saw: to saw the air with one's hands.
4. to work (something) from side to side like a saw.

1. to use a saw.
2. to cut with or as if with a saw.
3. to cut as a saw does.
4. to snore loudly while sleeping.

saw

1. pt. of.

saw

1. a sententious saying; maxim; proverb: He could muster an old saw for every occasion.