Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saw off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables: saw off
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cut off with a saw.

verb

For the umpire to declare a batter out.

Slang

verb

simple past of see off

Example Sentences

"A paraplegic St John's Wood man bled to death after trying to saw off his own legs."
"[…] umpire's finger move slowly skywards. The skipper had been mercilessly sawn off."
"[…] sawn off by the umpire and being sledged during his only half-century […]"
"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono saw off the country’s contingent to the 30th Olympic Games in London on Monday […]"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

saws off (present, singular) sawing off (participle, present) sawed off (past) sawed off (participle, past) sawn off (participle, past)

Phrases

saw off the branch one is sitting on

Questions

What does saw off mean?: To cut off with a saw.

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