a tool that has a long blade (= metal cutting part) with sharp points (called teeth) along one of its edges. Saw verb · See-saw verb · Whipsaw

​[intransitive, transitive] to use a saw to cut something. The workmen sawed and hammered all day. + adv./prep. He accidentally sawed through a cable.

1[intransitive, transitive] to use a saw to cut something The workmen sawed and hammered all day. + adv./prep. He accidentally sawed through a cable. saw ...

1(often in compounds) a tool that has a long blade with sharp points (calledteeth) along one of its edges. A saw is moved backward and forward by hand or driven ...

What does the verb saw mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb saw. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun saw, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

saw somethingup (into something) ... to cut something into pieces with a saw We sawed the tree up into firewood.

[countable] a piece of equipment for children to play on consisting of a long flat piece of wood that is supported in the middle.

see-saw (from A to B) to keep changing from one situation, opinion, emotion, etc. to another and back again

to cut something and bring it to the ground using a saw The tree had to be sawed down. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?