saw

noun

A familiar saying, especially one that has become trite through repetition. synonym: saying.

noun

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.

intransitive verb

To cut or divide with a saw.

intransitive verb

To produce or shape with a saw.

intransitive verb

To make back-and-forth motions through or on.

intransitive verb

To use a saw.

intransitive verb

To undergo cutting with a saw.

To cut or divide with a saw; cut in pieces with a saw.

To form by cutting with a saw: as, to saw boards or planks (that is, to saw timber into boards or planks).