saw

  1. (initialism) .  (context, Islam) (Arab, صلى الله عليه وسلم) ''sallalahu aleyhi wasallam'' – peace be upon him.
  2. (abbreviation) .  (military, US) squad automatic weapon or section automatic weapon, a class of light machine gun.
  3. Noun.  A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.
  4. Noun.  A musical saw.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To cut (something) with a saw.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) To be cut with a saw.
  8. Noun.  (obsolete) Something spoken; speech, discourse.
  9. Noun.  (''often'' '''old saw''') A saying or proverb.
  10. Noun.  (obsolete) opinion, idea, belief; by thy ~, in your opinion; commune ~, common opinion; common knowledge; on no ~, by no means.
  11. Noun.  (obsolete) proposal, suggestion; possibility.
  12. Verb.  (simple past of, see) .

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