n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: sawed \ ' so ̇ d \ ; sawed or sawn \ ' so ̇ n \ ; saw · ing \ ' so ̇ (-)i ŋ \
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 < saw ed at the reins>
– saw · er \ ' so ̇ (- ə )r \ noun