11 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Saw \Saw\, verb (used without an object)
1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.
2. To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.
3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Saw \Saw\, verb (used with an object) [imp. {Sawed}; p. p. {Sawed} or {Sawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sawing}.]
1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.
2. 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.
3. Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Saw \Saw\ (s[add]), imp. of {See}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Saw \Saw\, noun [OE. sawe, AS. sagu; akin to secgan to say. See {Say}, verb (used with an object) and cf. {Saga}.]
1. Something said; speech; discourse. [Obs.] ''To hearken all his sawe.'' --Chaucer.
2. A saying; a proverb; a maxim.
His champions are the prophets and apostles, His weapons holy saws of sacred writ. --Shak.
3. Dictate; command; decree. [Obs.]
[Love] rules the creatures by his powerful saw. --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Saw \Saw\, noun [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s["a]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s["o]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe}, {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.] 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.
Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound.
{Band saw}, {Crosscut saw}, etc. See under {Band}, {Crosscut}, etc.
{Circular saw}, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its periphery, and revolved on an arbor.
{Saw bench}, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing, especially with a circular saw which projects above the table.
{Saw file}, a three-cornered file, such as is used for sharpening saw teeth.
{Saw frame}, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the saw, or gang of saws, is held.
{Saw gin}, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which is too fine for the seeds to pass.
{Saw grass} (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth, especially the {Cladium Mariscus} of Europe, and the {Cladium effusum} of the Southern United States. Cf. {Razor grass}, under {Razor}.
{Saw log}, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber.
{Saw mandrel}, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened for running.
{Saw pit}, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer.
{Saw sharpener} (Zo["o]l.), the great titmouse; -- so named from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.]
{Saw whetter} (Zo["o]l.), the marsh titmouse ({Parus palustris}); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
{Scroll saw}, a ribbon of steel with saw teeth upon one edge, stretched in a frame and adapted for sawing curved outlines; also, a machine in which such a saw is worked by foot or power.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
See \See\ (s[=e]), verb (used with an object) [imp. {Saw} (s[add]); p. p. {Seen} (s[=e]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeing}.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, AS. se['o]n; akin to OFries. s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr. "e'pesqai, Skr. sac. Cf. {Sight}, {Sue} to follow.]
1. To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view.
I will now turn aside, and see this great sight. --Ex. iii. 3.
2. To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.
Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. --Gen. xxxvii. 14.
Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii. 34.
Who's so gross That seeth not this palpable device? --Shak.
3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after. --Shak.
I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for contradicting him. --Addison.
4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death. --1 Sam. xv. 35.
5. To fall in with; to meet or associate with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.
Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. --Ps. xc. 15.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. --John viii. 51.
Improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men. --Locke.
6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
7. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum. ''I'll see you and raise you ten.'' [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
{God you see} (or {God him see} or {God me see}, etc.), God keep you (him, me, etc.) in his sight; God protect you. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{To see (anything) out}, to see (it) to the end; to be present at, work at, or attend, to the end.
{To see stars}, to see flashes of light, like stars; -- sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.]
{To see (one) through}, to help, watch, or guard (one) to the end of a course or an undertaking.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people [syn: {proverb}, {adage}, {byword}]
2: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
3: a power tool for cutting wood [syn: {power saw}, {sawing machine}]
verb
1: cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace" [also: {sawn}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
adverb
1: compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {confer}, {see also}]
verb
1: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: {understand}, {realize}, {realise}]
3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {witness}, {find}]
4: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
5: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {consider}, {reckon}, {view}, {regard}]
6: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}]
7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view}, {catch}, {take in}]
8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {ascertain}, {watch}, {learn}]
9: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}]
10: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"
13: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {visit}]
14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}]
15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date}]
17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"
18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
20: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: {examine}]
21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {undergo}, {go through}]
22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {escort}]
23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: {interpret}, {construe}] [also: {seen}, {saw}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
141 Moby Thesaurus words for "saw": Vandyke edge, adage, amputate, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, ax, axiom, backsaw, band saw, belt saw, bisect, bow, bow saw, bucksaw, butcher, buzz saw, byword, carve, catchword, chain saw, chop, circular saw, cleave, cockscomb, collected sayings, compass saw, coping saw, cordwood saw, crenation, crenelation, crenulation, crest, crosscut saw, current saying, cut, cut away, cut in two, cut off, deckle edge, denticulation, dentil, dentil band, diamond saw, dichotomize, dictate, dictum, dissever, distich, dogtooth, double-cut saw, dovetail saw, epigram, excise, expression, fiddle, fissure, frame saw, fretsaw, gash, gnome, golden saying, hack, hacksaw, halve, handsaw, helicoidal saw, hew, incise, jigsaw, keyhole saw, lance, maxim, meat saw, mill saw, moral, mot, motto, notching, oracle, panel saw, pare, phrase, pit saw, pithy saying, play violin, portable saw, power saw, precept, prescript, proverb, proverbial saying, proverbs, prune, pruning saw, rend, rickrack, ripsaw, rive, rock saw, saw knife, saw machine, saw teeth, saying, scallop, scissor, scrape, scribe saw, scroll saw, sentence, sententious expression, serration, sever, slash, slice, slit, sloka, snip, split, splitsaw, stock saying, sunder, sutra, table saw, teaching, tear, text, two-handed saw, verse, vertical saw, whipsaw, whittle, wire saw, wisdom, wisdom literature, wise saying, witticism, wood saw, word, words of wisdom
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
SAW, noun A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So called because it makes its way into a wooden head. Following are examples of old saws fitted with new teeth.
A penny saved is a penny to squander.
A man is known by the company that he organizes.
A bad workman quarrels with the man who calls him that.
A bird in the hand is worth what it will bring.
Better late than before anybody has invited you.
Example is better than following it.
Half a loaf is better than a whole one if there is much else.
Think twice before you speak to a friend in need.
What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do it.
Least said is soonest disavowed.
He laughs best who laughs least.
Speak of the Devil and he will hear about it.
Of two evils choose to be the least.
Strike while your employer has a big contract.
Where there's a will there's a won't.
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Let's see what we can do if we put our heads together.
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