Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Saw \Saw\ (s[add]),
   imp. of {See}.

Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sagu; akin to secgan to say. See
   {Say}, v. t. and cf. {Saga}.]
   1. Something said; speech; discourse. [Obs.] ``To hearken all
      his sawe.'' --Chaucer.

   2. A saying; a proverb; a maxim.

            His champions are the prophets and apostles, His
            weapons holy saws of sacred writ.     --Shak.

   3. Dictate; command; decree. [Obs.]

            [Love] rules the creatures by his powerful saw.
                                                  --Spenser.

Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s["a]ge,
   OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s["o]g, L.
   secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe},
   {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.]
   An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood,
   iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel,
   with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove
   successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.

   Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first
         part of a compound.

   {Band saw}, {Crosscut saw}, etc. See under {Band},
      {Crosscut}, etc.

   {Circular saw}, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its
      periphery, and revolved on an arbor.

   {Saw bench}, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing,
      especially with a circular saw which projects above the
      table.

   {Saw file}, a three-cornered file, such as is used for
      sharpening saw teeth.

   {Saw frame}, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the
      saw, or gang of saws, is held.

   {Saw gate}, a saw frame.

   {Saw gin}, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in
      which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set
      of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which
      is too fine for the seeds to pass.

   {Saw grass} (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants
      having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp
      teeth, especially the {Cladium Mariscus} of Europe, and
      the {Cladium effusum} of the Southern United States. Cf.
      {Razor grass}, under {Razor}.

   {Saw log}, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber.

   {Saw mandrel}, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened
      for running.

   {Saw pit}, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one
      standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer.

   {Saw sharpener} (Zo["o]l.), the great titmouse; -- so named
      from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Saw whetter} (Zo["o]l.), the marsh titmouse ({Parus
      palustris}); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]

Saw \Saw\, v. i.
   1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.

   2. To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.

   3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.

Saw \Saw\, v. t. [imp. {Sawed}; p. p. {Sawed} or {Sawn}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Sawing}.]
   1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw
      timber or marble.

   2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or
      planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or
      planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel.

   3. Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.

See \See\, v. t. [imp. {Saw}; p. p. {Seen}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Seeing}.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, As. se['o]n; akin to OFries.
   s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a],
   Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi
   to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the
   eyes). Gr. ??????, Skr. sac. Cf. {Sight}, {Sun} to follow.]
   1. To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence
      and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to
      behold; to descry; to view.

            I will new turn aside, and see this great sight.
                                                  --Ex. iii. 3.

   2. To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or
      conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to
      discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to
      ascertain.

            Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
            brethren.                             --Gen. xxxvii.
                                                  14.

            Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii.
                                                  34.

            Who 's so gross That seeth not this palpable device?
                                                  --Shak.

   3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to
      regard attentivelly; to look after. --Shak.

            I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not
            care for centradicting him.           --Addison.

   4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call
      upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.

            And Samuel came no more to see Saul untill the day
            of his death.                         --1 Sam. xv.
                                                  35.

   5. To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication
      with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to
      see military service.

            Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast
            afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen
            evil.                                 --Ps. xc. 15.

            Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my
            saying, he shall never see death.     --John viii.
                                                  51.

            Improvement in visdom and prudence by seeing men.
                                                  --Locke.

   6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to
      see one home; to see one aboard the cars.

   {God you} ({him, or me}, etc.) {see}, God keep you (him, me,
      etc.) in his sight; God protect you. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   {To see} (anything) {out}, to see (it) to the end; to be
      present at, or attend, to the end.

   {To see stars}, to see flashes of light, like stars; --
      sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.]
      

   {To see (one) through}, to help, watch, or guard (one) to the
      end of a course or an undertaking.

Source : WordNet®

saw
     v : cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"
     [also: {sawn}]

saw
     n 1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important
          fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
          [syn: {proverb}, {adage}, {byword}]
     2: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
     3: a power tool for cutting wood [syn: {power saw}, {sawing
        machine}]
     [also: {sawn}]

see
     n : the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is
         located
     [also: {seen}, {saw}]

see
     adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another
           location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {confer}, {see
           also}]
     [also: {seen}, {saw}]

see
     v 1: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight;
          "You have to be a good observer to see all the details";
          "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he
          cannot see"
     2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I
        just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how
        important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the
        idea" [syn: {understand}, {realize}, {realise}]
     3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans
        winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in
        this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the
        rebellion of the younger generation against established
        traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {witness}, {find}]
     4: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on
        horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a
        risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision},
         {project}, {fancy}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
     5: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
        consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
        quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {consider}, {reckon},
         {view}, {regard}]
     6: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
        learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that
        you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word},
         {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}]
     7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program
        will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition";
        "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view},
         {catch}, {take in}]
     8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
        making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether
        she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if
        he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on
        time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {ascertain},
         {watch}, {learn}]
     9: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
        nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {encounter},
         {run across}, {come across}]
     10: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
         something; "He verified that the valves were closed";
         "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality
         of the product" [syn: {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure},
          {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
     11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should
         see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
     12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary
         the other day"
     13: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the
         Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {visit}]
     14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?";
         "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this
         business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}]
     15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now";
         "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
     16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you
         know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his
         former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date}]
     17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first
         learn to see"
     18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow";
         "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
     19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and
         recorded it"
     20: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The
         customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your
         passport before you can enter the country" [syn: {examine}]
     21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he
         saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {undergo}, {go
         through}]
     22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {escort}]
     23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
     24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see
         in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
         [syn: {interpret}, {construe}]
     [also: {seen}, {saw}]

saw
     See {see}
     [also: {sawn}]