"saw off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: saws off [present, singular, third-person], sawing off [participle, present], sawed off [past], sawed off [participle, past], sawn off [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past_ptc2=sawn off}} saw off (third-person singular simple present saws off, present participle sawing off, simple past sawed off, past participle sawed off or sawn off)
  1. To cut off with a saw. Derived forms: saw off the branch one is sitting on
    Sense id: en-saw_off-en-verb-K5XUSaup Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} saw off
  1. simple past of see off Tags: form-of, past Form of: see off
    Sense id: en-saw_off-en-verb-DD6Cm552

Inflected forms

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