Found 3 items, similar to saw.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: saw gergaji
English → English (WordNet) Definition: saw 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Saw Saw \Saw\, v. i. 1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast. [1913 Webster] 3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air. [1913 Webster] Saw \Saw\ (s[add]), imp. of See. [1913 Webster] Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sagu; akin to secgan to say. See Say, v. t. and cf. Saga.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something said; speech; discourse. [Obs.] “To hearken all his sawe.” --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A saying; a proverb; a maxim. [1913 Webster] His champions are the prophets and apostles, His weapons holy saws of sacred writ. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Dictate; command; decree. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [Love] rules the creatures by his powerful saw. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound. [1913 Webster] 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.] Scroll saw, a ribbon of steel with saw teeth upon one edge, stretched in a frame and adapted for sawing curved outlines; also, a machine in which such a saw is worked by foot or power. [1913 Webster] See \See\ (s[=e]), v. t. [imp. Saw (s[add]); p. p. Seen (s[=e]n); 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. "e`pesqai, Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sue 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. [1913 Webster] I will now turn aside, and see this great sight. --Ex. iii. 3. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. --Gen. xxxvii. 14. [1913 Webster] Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii. 34. [1913 Webster] Who's so gross That seeth not this palpable device? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after. --Shak. [1913 Webster] I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for contradicting him. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend. [1913 Webster] And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death. --1 Sam. xv. 35. [1913 Webster] 5. To fall in with; to meet or associate with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service. [1913 Webster] Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. --Ps. xc. 15. [1913 Webster] Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. --John viii. 51. [1913 Webster] Improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars. [1913 Webster] 7. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum. “I'll see you and raise you ten.” [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] God you see (or God him see or God me see, etc.), 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, work 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. [1913 Webster]