Tra từ saw - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.saw¹ /sɔː $ sɒː/ BrE AmE
the past tense of ↑see
II.saw² BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: sagu]

1. a tool that you use for cutting wood. It has a flat blade with an edge cut into many V shapes.
2. a short familiar phrase or sentence that is considered to contain some truth about life SYN proverb, saying:
That reminds me of the old saw about being careful about what you wish for.
III.saw³ BrE AmE verb (past tense sawed, past participle sawn /sɔːn $ sɒːn/ or sawed American English) [intransitive and transitive]
to cut something using a saw:
She was in the backyard sawing logs.
saw through
He sawed through a power cable by mistake.
saw at something phrasal verb
to cut something with a repeated backwards and forwards movement:
He sawed at the loaf with a blunt knife.
saw something ↔ off phrasal verb
to remove something by cutting it off with a saw:
We sawed off the dead branches.
saw something ↔ up phrasal verb
to cut something into many pieces, using a saw:
The tree was cut down and sawn up for logs.
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THESAURUS
▪ cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or ↑scissors: Do you want me to cut the cake? | He cut off the lower branches.
▪ snip to quickly cut something, especially using ↑scissors: I snipped the label off. | The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
▪ slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife: He slit the envelope open with a penknife. | She slit through the plastic covering.
▪ slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut: Someone had slashed the tyres on his car. | He tried to slash his wrists.
▪ saw to cut wood, using a ↑saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): Saw the wood to the correct length.
▪ chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe. | They chopped down the old tree. | finely chopped onion
▪ slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: I’ll slice the cucumber. | Slice the bread thinly.
▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: First dice the apple into cubes.
▪ grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
▪ peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
▪ carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
▪ mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: A gardener was mowing the lawn.
▪ trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater: He was trimming his beard. | Trim the excess fat off the meat.

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saw
A saw is a tool that cuts things.

◎	[sɔ:]
※	danh từ
	■	tục ngữ; cách ngôn
	■	cái cưa
		☆	cross-cut saw
			cưa ngang
		☆	circular saw
			cưa tròn, cưa đĩa
	■	(động vật học) bộ phận hình răng cưa
※	động từ sawed, sawn; (Mỹ) sawed
	■	cưa (gỗ), xẻ (gỗ)
	■	đưa đi đưa lại (như) kéo cưa
	〆	to saw the air
		✓	khoa tay múa chân
	〆	to saw the wood
		✓	(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) làm việc riêng của mình
	〆	sawn-off shotgun
		✓	súng cưa nòng (súng mà nòng bị cưa gần hết, đặc biệt bọn tội phạm hay dùng vì dễ mang và dễ giấu)
※	thời quá khứ của see