Saw v. t. [imp. Sawed p. p. Sawed or Sawn p. pr. & vb. n. Sawing.]
1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.
2. 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.
3. Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.
saw
n 1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important
fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
[syn: proverb, adage, byword]
2: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
3: a power tool for cutting wood [syn: power saw, sawing
machine]
v : cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"
[also: sawn]