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saw 1

 (sô)
n.
Any of various tools, either hand-operated or power-driven, having a thin metal blade or disk with a sharp, usually toothed edge, used for cutting wood, metal, or other hard materials.
v. sawed, sawed or sawn (sôn), saw·ing, saws
v.tr.
1. To cut or divide with a saw.
2. To produce or shape with a saw: sawed a hole in the board.
3. To make back-and-forth motions through or on: a speaker who saws the air with his arms.
v.intr.
1. To use a saw: sawing along the chalk line.
2. To undergo cutting with a saw: Pine wood saws easily.
[Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu, saw; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
saw′er n.

saw 2

 (sô)
n.
A familiar saying, especially one that has become trite through repetition. See Synonyms at saying.
[Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu, speech; see sekw- in Indo-European roots.]

saw 3

 (sô)
v.
Past tense of see1.
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sawed

(sɔːd)
adj
having been cut with a saw
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