Saw Word Meaning

Etymology:

Old English saga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaag

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

a hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials, typically with a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement.

Short Definition:

hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials thin serrated blade

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

cut (something) using a saw

Short Definition:

cut something using saw

Examples:

• the top of each post is sawn off at railing height
• thieves escaped after sawing through iron bars on a window

Definition:

make rapid to-and-fro motions in cutting something or in playing a stringed instrument

Short Definition:

make rapid sawlike motions in cutting, or in playing stringed instrument

Examples:

• he was sawing away energetically at the loaf