saw

1 the past tense of see 2 noun (C)

1 a tool that has a flat blade with a row of V-shaped metal pieces, used for cutting wood

2 old use a well-known wise statement; proverb

3 verb past tense sawed past participle sawn especially BrE, sawed especially AmE (I, T) to cut something using a saw: We had to saw the board in half. (+ through): He sawed through a power cable by mistake. saw at sth phrasal verb (T) to cut something with a repeated backwards and forwards movement: He sawed at the loaf with a blunt knife. saw sth off phrasal verb (T) to remove something by cutting it off with a saw: One branch was dead and needed to be sawn off. saw sth up phrasal verb (T) to cut something into many pieces, using a saw: I sawed up the tree for firewood.