·- imp. of ·see.
II. Saw ·vt Dictate; command; decree.
III. Saw ·Impf of See.
IV. Saw ·vt A saying; a proverb; a maxim.
V. Saw ·vt Something said; speech; discourse.
VI. Saw ·vt Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.
VII. Saw ·vi To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.
VIII. Saw ·vi To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.
IX. Saw ·vi To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.
X. Saw ·vt To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.
XI. Saw ·vt To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel.
XII. Saw ·noun An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, ·etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.