Meaning & use
saw
A hand tool or machine with a toothed blade used for cutting through wood, metal, or other hard material.
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He used a saw to cut the fallen branch into smaller pieces for the fire.
The construction crew's saw whined loudly as it sliced through the plywood.
A note on using this word
Also the irregular past tense of 'see' ('I saw her yesterday'), and a familiar saying, as in 'an old saw.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To cut something using a saw.
She sawed the board in half before sanding the edges smooth.
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