sawverb
uk/sɔː/us/sɑː/past simple of see
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Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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Phrasal verb(s)
saw sth down
saw sth off
saw sth up
sawverb
uk/sɔː/us/sɑː/sawed, sawn or mainly US sawed[ I or T ] to cut wood or other hard material using a saw:
They sawed the door in half.
He sawed through the pipe.
[ 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!
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Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- chop
- cut sth down
- laceration
- lance
- mow
- nick
- notch
- saw sth down
- scratch
- slash
- slice
- spike
- transfix
- whittle
- woodcarving
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Backwards, sideways and back and forth
Phrasal verb(s)
saw sth down
saw sth off
saw sth up
sawnoun [ C ]
uk/sɔː/us/sɑː/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
hacksaw
jigsaw
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grappling iron/hook
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- plunger
- rasp
- reamer
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- vane
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