saw

US: /ˈsɔ/
UK: /sˈɔː/


English Vietnamese dictionary


saw /sɔ:/
  • danh từ
    • tục ngữ; cách ngôn
    • danh từ
      • cái cưa
        • cross-cut saw: cưa ngang
        • circular saw: cưa tròn, cưa đĩa
      • (động vật học) bộ phận hình răng cưa
      • động từ sawed; sawed, sawn
        • cưa (gỗ), xẻ (gỗ)
        • đưa đi đưa lại (như kéo cưa)
        • to saw the air
          • khoa tay múa chân
        • to saw the wood
          • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) làm việc riêng của mình
      • thời quá khứ của see

      Advanced English dictionary


      noun, verb-see also SEE v.
      + noun
      1 (often in compounds) a tool that has a long blade with sharp points (called TEETH) along one of its edges. A saw is moved backwards and forwards by hand or driven by electricity and is used for cutting wood or metal.
      See also - CHAINSAW, CIRCULAR SAW, HACKSAW, HANDSAW, JIGSAW
      2 (old-fashioned) a short phrase or sentence that states a general truth about life or gives advice
      + verb (sawed, sawn ) (AmE also sawed, sawed)
      1 to use a saw to cut sth: [V] The workmen sawed and hammered all day. + He accidentally sawed through a cable. + [VN] She sawed the plank in half.
      2 ~ (away) (at sth) to move sth backwards and forwards on sth as if using a saw: [V] She sawed away at her violin. + He was sawing energetically at a loaf of bread. [also VN]
      Phrasal Verbs: saw sth<->down to cut sth and bring it to the ground using a saw: The tree had to be sawn down.
      saw sth<->off
      saw sth off sth to remove sth by cutting it with a saw: We sawed the dead branches off the tree.
      saw sth<->up (into sth) to cut sth into pieces with a saw: We sawed the wood up into logs.

      Thesaurus dictionary


      n.
      proverb, maxim, (old) saying, aphorism, apophthegm or apothegm, axiom, adage, epigram, gnome; slogan, motto, catchword, catch-phrase, byword; dictum, platitude, truism, cliché, commonplace:
      She always quoted to him the old saw, 'A fool and his mother are soon parted'.

      Concise English dictionary


      sawn|saws|sawed|sawingsɔː
      noun
      +a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
      +hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
      +a power tool for cutting wood
      verb
      +cut with a saw
      saw|seen|sees|seeingsɪː
      noun
      +the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
      verb
      +perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
      +perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
      +perceive or be contemporaneous with
      +imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
      +deem to be
      +get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
      +see or watch
      +find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
      +come together
      +be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
      +go to see for professional or business reasons
      +go to see for a social visit
      +visit a place, as for entertainment
      +take charge of or deal with
      +receive as a specified guest
      +date regularly; have a steady relationship with
      +see and understand, have a good eye
      +deliberate or decide
      +observe as if with an eye
      +observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
      +go or live through
      +accompany or escort
      +match or meet
      +make sense of; assign a meaning to