saw saw /ˈsɔ/

noun

1. A power tool for cutting wood  ( saw , sawing machine , power saw )
   a power tool for cutting wood
   
   
2. Hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting  ( saw )
   hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
    He used the saw to cut the wood into the right shape and size
   He used the saw to cut the wood into the right shape and size
   
   
3. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people  ( adage , byword , saw , proverb )
   a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
   

verb

1. () Cut with a saw  ( saw )
   cut with a saw
    Saw wood for the fireplace
   saw wood for the fireplace