saw off

Verb

Meaning

saw off (third-person singular simple present saws off, present participle sawing off, simple past sawed off, past participle sawed off or sawn off)

To cut off with a saw.

saw off

simple past of see off

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Synonyms

chop amputate lop off sawing lopping amputated

Examples

Britain has never been cowed by fear or hatred or terror. Our Great British resolve faced down Hitler; it defeated Communism; it saw off the IRA's assaults on our way of life. Time and again we have stood up to aggression and tyranny. David Cameron

You shouldn't saw off the branch you're sitting on. Swedish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

saw logs saw machine saw mill saw off the branch one is sitting on saw operator saw palmetto