—saw /sɔː/ aep /sɑː/
noun [C]
► F0 a tool with a long or round blade and a row of sharp points along one edge, used for cutting hard materials such as wood or metal: » a hand/power/chain/circular saw→ SEE ALSO FRETSAW(Cf. ↑fretsaw), HACKSAW(Cf. ↑hacksaw), JIGSAW(Cf. ↑jigsaw) (TOOL)Thesaurus+: ↑Tools , ↑Gardening toolsverb (sawed, sawn or ESP. US sawed) ↑Verb Endings for saw
F0 [I or T] to cut wood or other hard material using a saw:
» They sawed the door in half.» He sawed through the pipe.Thesaurus+: ↑Cutting and stabbingF0 [I + adv/prep] to move something backwards and forwards as if using a saw:
» He was sawing away at his violin, making a terrible noise!Thesaurus+: ↑Backwards, sideways and back and forthverb
► F0 PAST SIMPLE OF seeThesaurus+: ↑Using the eyes , ↑Eyesight, glasses and lenses , ↑The eye and surrounding area , ↑Perceptive- ↑Exploding and erupting
- ↑Explosives in general
- ↑Expressing and asking opinions
- ↑Expressing and showing feelings
- ↑Expressions meaning 'it isn't important to me'
- ↑Expressions of anger
- ↑Expressions of surprise
- ↑Expressions telling people to hurry up
- ↑Expressions telling people to stop doing something
- ↑Expressions used to describe situations
- ↑Extrasensory perception and telepathy
- ↑Extremely good
- ↑Extremely small
- ↑Eyesight, glasses and lenses
- ↑Factories
- ↑Failing and doing badly
- ↑Failures
- ↑Faking and pretending
- ↑Falling and dropping
- ↑Falling silent and not speaking
- ↑Fame and famous
- ↑Family relations in general
- ↑Famous people
- ↑Farmers and farm workers
- ↑Farming - general words