saw

saw¹ pt of SEE¹

saw² /sↄ:/ n (often in compounds) လွှ။ use a saw to cut the wood for shelves

❍ cutting logs with a power saw. See also CHAIN-SAW, CIRCULAR SAW, HACKSAW
v (pt sawed ; pp sawn /sↄ:n/ ,US sawed )
၁။ လွှတိုက်သည်။ လွှထိုးသည်။ လွှနှင့်ဖြတ်သည်။ spend half an hour sawing ❍ saw into the branch ❍ saw wood ❍ saw a branch into logs/in two ❍ saw the plank right through. ❍ CUT
၂။ ~ (away ) (at sth ) (လွှတိုက်သကဲ့သို့) ထိုးသည်၊ လှီးသည်။ sawing (away) at her violin ❍ He was sawing (at) the bread with a blunt knife.
❏ saw sth down [PHRV ]
လွှဖြင့်ဖြတ်ချသည်။ saw a tree down.
❏ saw sth off (sth) [PHRV ]
(လွှဖြင့်)ဖြတ်သည်၊ ချိုင်သည်။ saw a branch off (a tree) ❍ a sawn-off shotgun (ie one with most of the barrel cut off, used esp by criminals because it is easier to carry and conceal).
❏ saw sth up [PHRV ]
လွှဖြင့်တိုက်ဖြတ်သည်။ All the trees have been sawn up into logs.

saw³ /sↄ:/ n (dated )

ဆိုရိုး။ ဆိုထုံး။ You know the old saw: ‘More haste, less speed. ’