saw

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) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk • sawlike adjective III. verb (sawed; sawed or sawn; sawing) Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to cut with a saw 2. to produce or form by cutting with a saw 3. to slash as though with a saw intransitive verb 1. a. to use a saw b. to cut with or as if with a saw 2. to undergo cutting with a saw 3. to make motions as though using a saw <

sawed at the reins

> • sawer noun IV. noun Etymology: Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu discourse; akin to Old High German & Old Norse saga tale, Old English secgan to say — more at say Date: before 12th century maxim, proverb