saw - sawed - sawn or sawed

  • 1saw — I. past of see II. noun Etymology: Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu; akin to Old High German sega saw, Latin secare to cut Date: before 12th century a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (as wood, metal, or bone)… …

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  • 2Sawn — Saw Saw, v. t. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to …

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  • 3Sawed — Saw Saw, v. t. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to …

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  • 4Sawed — Saw Saw, v. t. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to …

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  • 5saw off — ˌsaw ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they saw off he/she/it saws off present participle sawing off past tense …

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  • 6saw — meaning ‘to cut with a saw’, has the past form sawed and past participle sawn or (occasionally) sawed. As an adjective referring to a shotgun, sawn off is the only form used …

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  • 7Saw — Saw, v. t. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw …

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  • 8saw — saw1 [sô] n. [ME sawe < OE sagu, akin to Ger säge, Du zaag < IE base * sek , to cut, > L secare, to cut, OE seax, knife] 1. a) a cutting tool, of various shapes and sizes and worked by hand or machinery, consisting essentially of a thin… …

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  • 9saw down — ˌsaw ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they saw down he/she/it saws down present participle sawing down past tense …

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  • 10saw up — ˌsaw ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they saw up he/she/it saws up present participle sawing up past tense …

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