saw

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Symbol

1. ISO 639-3 language code for Sawi.

Noun

1. A tool used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal. Such a tool with a toothed blade.
2. Such a tool with a toothed blade.
3. Such a tool with an abrasive coating instead of teeth.
4. A musical saw.
5. A sawtooth wave.
6. The situation where two partners agree to trump a suit alternately, playing that suit to each other for the express purpose.

Verb

1. To cut (something) with a saw.
2. To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
3. To be cut with a saw.
   • The timber saws smoothly.
4. To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
   • to saw boards or planks (i.e. to saw logs or timber into boards or planks)
   • to saw shingles
   • to saw out a panel

Noun

1. Something spoken; speech, discourse.
2. A saying or proverb.
   • old saw
3. Opinion, idea, belief.
   • by thy saw
   • commune saw
   • on no saw
4. Proposal, suggestion; possibility.
5. Dictate; command; decree.

Verb

1. simple past of see
2. past participle of see

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