Definition of Saw

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Definition of Saw

Saw

imp. of See.

Something said; speech; discourse.

A saying; a proverb; a maxim.

Dictate; command; decree.

An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.

To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.

To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel.

Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.

To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.

To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.

To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.

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Saw Quotations

So I'm ugly. So what? I never saw anyone hit with his face.
Yogi Berra

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.
Benjamin Franklin

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.
George Washington

I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up.
Groucho Marx

I saw a subliminal advertising executive, but only for a second.
Steven Wright

If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
Steven Wright

I saw a bank that said "24 Hour Banking," but I don't have that much time.
Steven Wright

A friend will tell you she saw your old boyfriend - and he's a priest.
Erma Bombeck

I once saw a forklift lift a crate of forks. And it was way to literal for me.
Mitch Hedberg

I saw a human pyramid once. It was very unnecessary.
Mitch Hedberg

Saw Translations

saw in Danish is sav, save
saw in Dutch is zagen
saw in Finnish is sahata
saw in French is scier, scie
saw in Italian is segare, sega
saw in Norwegian is sag
saw in Portuguese is serra
saw in Spanish is serrucho, serrar

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