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saw

1. saw  past of SEE 
2. saw \'so.\ n [ME sawe, fr. OE sagu; akin to OHG sega saw, L secare t]o 
   cut, secula sickle 1: a hand or power tool used to cut hard material (as 
   wood, metal, or bone)  and made of a toothed blade or disk 2: a machine 
   mounting a saw (as a band saw or circular saw) 
3. saw \'so.d\ \'so.n\ \'so.(-)in\ \'so.(-*)r\ vb or sawed;  or sawed;  or 
   sawn or saw.ing 1: to cut with a saw  2: to produce or form by cutting with 
   a saw  3: to slash as though with a saw  1a: to use a saw  1b: to cut with 
   or as if with a saw  2: to admit of being cut with a saw {the timber ~s 
   smoothly)> 3: to make motions as though using a saw {~ed at the reins> - 
   saw.er n
4. saw n [ME sawe, fr. OE sagu discourse; akin to OHG & ON saga tale,]OE 
   secgan to say - more at SAY : MAXIM. PROVERB