saw

saw · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) Past tense of *see*; perceived with the eyes.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A hand tool or power tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard materials such as wood or metal.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To cut something with a saw.

  4. 4.

    (noun) A proverb or maxim; a wise saying.

Related words

See also: cut, see, seen
Synonyms: noticed, observed, viewed, witnessed

Etymology

The verb form comes from Old English seah, past tense of sēon ("to see"), from Proto-Germanic sehwaną. The noun (tool) comes from Old English sagu ("saw"), from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- ("to cut").