Saw - English meaning
Saw – definitions in English dictionary
nounA hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials, typically with a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement.
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Mark the cut line on the board and position the saw with its blade on the line.
verbCut (something) using a saw.
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The top of each post is sawn off at railing heightverbMake rapid to-and-fro motions in cutting something or in playing a stringed instrument.
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He was sawing away energetically at the loaf
verbPast of see1.
verbPerceive with the eyes; discern visually.
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In the distance she could see the blue seaverbDiscern or deduce after reflection or from information; understand.
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I can't see any other way to treat itverbExperience or witness (an event or situation).
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I shall not live to see itverbMeet (someone one knows) socially or by chance.
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I saw colin last nightverbEscort or conduct (someone) to a specified place.
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Don't bother seeing me outverbEnsure.
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Lucy saw to it that everyone got enough to eatverb(in poker or brag) equal the bet of (an opponent) and require them to reveal their cards in order to determine who has won the hand.
verbHand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
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Word origin
Old English sēon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zien and German sehen, perhaps from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sequi ‘follow’.
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