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    [Noun]  | "saw" | \ ˈsȯ \


    1: a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (such as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English sagh, sawe, going back to Old English sagu (strong feminine noun), going back to Germanic *sagō (whence also Middle Dutch sage "saw," Old High German saga, Old Icelandic sǫg) beside *segō (whence Middle Dutch sege "saw," Old High German sega), noun derivatives from a dialectal Indo-European verbal base *sek- "cut," whence also Middle Irish tescaid "(s/he) cuts, severs" (regularized from a presumed verb doˑesc, perhaps from *to-eks-sk-), Latin secō, secāre "to cut, sever, make an incision," Old Church Slavic sěkǫ, sěšti "to cut down, fell, hew," Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian sijèčēm, sjȅći "to cut, chop, hew";

      * Note : The base *sek- is peculiar to northwest (or European) Indo-European, being attested in Celtic, Italic, Germanic, and Slavic; *sek- is perhaps ultimately the same base as *skeh2-, *skh2- "cut open, flay"; see: etymology and note at {science|science}.;

    [Noun]  | "saw" 


    1: maxim, proverb


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu discourse; akin to Old High German & Old Norse saga tale, Old English secgan to say {mat|say:1|};

    [Noun]  | "saw grass" 


    1: any of various sedges (as of the genus Cladium) having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth


    Origin: 1822 ;

    [Noun]  | "saw palmetto" 


    1: any of several shrubby palms chiefly of the southern U.S. and West Indies that have spiny-toothed petioles; especially : a common palm (Serenoa repens) of the southeastern U.S. with a usually creeping stem

    2: a preparation derived from the berrylike fruit of a saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) that is held to have a therapeutic effect on the prostate gland and is used in dietary supplements and herbal remedies


    Origin: 1797 ;

    [Noun]  | "saw set" 


    1: an instrument used to set the teeth of saws


    Origin: 1846 ;

    [Noun]  | "saw-whet owl" | \ ˈsȯ-ˌ(h)wet- \


    1: a very small harsh-voiced North American owl (Aegolius acadicus) that is largely dark brown above and chestnut streaked with white beneath —called also saw-whet


    Origin: 1834 ;

     From the supposed resemblance of its cry to the sound made in filing a saw;

    [Verb]  | "saw" 


    1: to cut with a saw

    2: to produce or form by cutting with a saw

    3: to slash as though with a saw


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English sawen, derivative of sawe {see: |saw:2|saw:2};

    [Verb]  | "see" | \ ˈsē \


    1: to perceive by the eye

    2: to perceive or detect as if by sight

    3: to be aware of : recognize


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English see:n, from Old English sēon; akin to Old High German sehan to see: and perhaps to Latin sequi to follow ;

    [Adjective]  | "saw-toothed" | \ ˈsȯ-ˈtütht \


    1: having teeth like those of a saw

    2: sawtooth


    Origin: circa 1857 ;

    [Noun]  | "saw" 


    1: an often stated observation regarding something from common experience;


      * e.g., " ... it's an old saw that a red sunset presages fair skies the next day "



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    [Verb]  | "saw" 


    1: to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes;


      * e.g., " ... out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods "





    2: to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it;


      * e.g., " ... a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier "



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    3: to come to an awareness of;


      * e.g., " ... I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about "



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    [Verb]  | "see" 


    1: to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes;


      * e.g., " ... out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods "



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    2: to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it;


      * e.g., " ... a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier "



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    3: to come to an awareness of;


      * e.g., " ... I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about "



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    [Adjective]  | "saw-toothed" 


    1: notched or toothed along the edge;


      * e.g., " ... a saw-toothed barrette "



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    [Phrase]  | "saw after" 


    1: to take charge of especially on behalf of another;


      * e.g., " ... Please see after the cat while I'm away. "



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    [Phrase]  | "saw eye to eye" 


    1: to have or come to the same opinion or point of view;


      * e.g., " ... The two did not see eye to eye on certain political issues. "





    [Phrase]  | "saw red" 


    1: to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger;


      * e.g., " ... The rival team saw red when they realized they had been pranked. "



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    [Phrase]  | "saw to" 


    1: to attend to the needs and comforts of;


      * e.g., " ... It was the job of the nurse to see to the elderly woman until the doctor was available. "



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    2: to take charge of especially on behalf of another;


      * e.g., " ... She asked if they could see to the snow removal while she was out of town. "



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    [Phrase]  | "see after" 


    1: to take charge of especially on behalf of another;


      * e.g., " ... Please see after the cat while I'm away. "



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    [Phrase]  | "see eye to eye" 


    1: to have or come to the same opinion or point of view;


      * e.g., " ... The two did not see eye to eye on certain political issues. "





     [ "saw" ]

    1: A Horror/Thriller movie with more of the following than any other movie :

      * e.g.,  ... Eric : Ill fuckin kill you !You fucking bitch!!!! 


     [ "saw" ]

    2: Gore

      * e.g.,  ... Amanda: Fix me you motherfucker !!! 


     [ "saw" ]

    3: Ear-rattlin scores

      * e.g.,  ... Timothy Young :What the fuck ! What the fuck ! 


     [ "saw" ]

    4: Eff words

      * e.g.,  ... Adam : Fuck!Fuck!Fuck!Fuck!Fuck! 

     [ "saw" ]

    1: An acronym for Squad Automatic Weapon, the saw is a 56mm light machinegun that has been made to replace the old M60 machinegun. The SAW features a unique "bucket" design, where ammo is ribbon-fed out of the bucket of ammo held underneat the gun. It's 200 round capacity and amazing 800m working range make it a favorite of today's modern armies and special forces, but its accuracy is far lower than most weapons with the same range.

      * e.g.,  ... One quick flash is all you'll see, as you'll be dead long before you hear the report. 

     [ "saw" ]

    1: A primeval weapon with cutting edge technology, high portability and endurance, which is useful for obliterating enemies but most effective against our friends who carry out photosynthesis on our behalf. Modernized version retains the toothed blade but takes the shape of a motor power disk which ensues a greater surface area than the original oblong (roughly) sword. This definition does not necessarily implement that saw is not the past participle of see (v.)

      * e.g.,  ... Read Huckleberry Finn, he hacks with a saw. He saw many things he wanted to saw. 


     [ "saw" ]

    2: Saw is not good in the wrong hands. It blisters the right hands. Digital version of saw is hardly available in market.

      * e.g.,  ... He sowed to saw. 

     [ "saw" ]

    1: $10 dollar note as refered to by Robert Bass A.k.a Iceberg slim.

      * e.g.,  ... bitch you betta hand ova that saw buck 

     [ "saw" ]

    1: That really distorted Keyboard sound you hear in trance music

      * e.g.,  ... Man im loving that melody in that song that is being played by the saw. 

     [ "saw" ]

    1: Another word for a hoe

      * e.g.,  ... nah man allow talkin to dem saws in public, bare hedz are gonna see u and think dat ur slippin 

     [ "Sawing" ]

    1: Execution by cutting a guy in half by a 2 man saw.

      * e.g.,  ... Sawing was the emperor's favorite way to half a guy he wanted dead. He's been halved, you gentleman have done enough until it's time to cut another guy up. 

     [ "Saw" ]

    1: The coolest fucking movie ever.

      * e.g.,  ... The movie Saw kicks so much ass. 

     [ "Saw" ]

    1: n. A series that started out incredibly but has since become utter crap. Any movie fan with common sense will tell you that Saw I, II, III, and IV are brilliant, while Saw V-XIII are overrun with plot holes, bad acting, and screaming bitches. v. 1) To come up with a great idea only to overuse it. 2) To ruin something good you had going.

      * e.g.,  ... I wish that every time I made a realization, the Saw theme would start playing. Saw III is my favorite of the series. Jimmy fucked that chick in our biology class last night, but he sawed it when he kept trying to go for anal. 

     [ "SAW" ]

    1:  Acronym used by the United States Armed Forces for 'squad automatic weapon'. A SAW is a fully automatic machine gun (as opposed to an assault rifle) that is usually issued to one soldier of a team of soldiers.

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you see how the saw just RIPPED through that guy? It was better than Chainsaw Massacre!"  


     [ "SAW" ]

    2: Generally used as a reference to the current machine gun designated as M249, or the FN Minimi machine gun. This gun can carry 100 or 200 bullets in a single magazine and fires between 750 to 1000 rounds a minute.

      * e.g.,  ... "You never really saw the movie, did you?" 


     [ "SAW" ]

    3: Previous examples of squad automatic weapons in combat are the M-60 during the Vietnam conflict, and the Browning Automatic Rifle used in World War II.

      * e.g.,  ... "No." 


     [ "SAW" ]

    4:  A horror/suspence movie made in 2004, starring Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwesk, Danny Glover, Dina Meyer and Monica Potter.

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