What does saw mean?

Answer 1

Mostly it meant exactly what it means when you use it. It is the past tense of "to see" as in "O, where is Romeo? Saw you him today?" (Romeo and Juliet) or "I should report that which I say I saw, but know not how to do it." (Macbeth)

This is what the word means in about 99% of the cases when Shakespeare uses it.

But it can also mean "a tool for cutting wood" as in "I know a hawk from a handsaw." (Hamlet)

And it can also mean "a wise saying" as in "full of wise saws" (As You Like It) or "Good king, that must approve the common saw" (King Lear)

Answer 2

Saw is the past tense of "to see," or it is an instrument used to cut wood and trees (chain-saw).

It is a object that cuts wood using a razor blade and a bit of plastic at the end of it.

Answer 3

Saw is a 2004 horror film directed by James Wan and starring Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, and Danny Glover. The plot of the film was conceived of by James Wan, while Whannell wrote the screenplay. It is the first installment of the Saw film series. The film's story revolves around two men who awaken kidnapped and chained in a dilapidated industrial bathroom. They are given instructions via a microcassette recorder on how to escape by following the "rules" of their "game". Meanwhile, police detectives investigate and attempt to apprehend the criminal responsible.

The film was first screened January 19, 2004 at the Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews.It was then screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 18, 2004, with theatrical releases on October 29, 2004 in the United States and December 2, 2004 in Australia. The film was originally rated NC-17 for strong, graphic violence, though after being slightly re-edited, it was released with a R rating.Critical responses varied. Some critics denounced the whole movie as nothing more than a "sadist gore fest" and a "low quality" and "cheap snuff film", while others praised its stylish visuals and called it a true "chilling" and "terrifying" horror film. Despite mixed reviews, Saw was a financial box office

Plot

Adam Stanheight (Leigh Whannell), a photographer, and Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes), an oncologist, awaken at opposite ends of a grimy, disused bathroom, Adam in a water-filled bathtub. Both men are chained at the ankle to the pipes. Between them lies a corpse holding a revolver and a microcassette recorder. Adam and Lawrence discover tapes in their pockets; the men learn from both tapes that Adam must escape the bathroom, while Lawrence must kill Adam before six o'clock, or he'll lose his wife and daughter and be left to die. They find a bag containing two hacksaws, though neither is able to cut through the chains. Adam breaks his and throws it at a mirror in frustration; Lawrence realizes that they are meant to be used on their feet.

Lawrence tells Adam that their captor is the Jigsaw Killer, whose name is a misnomer; he never directly kills anyone, instead putting victims in situations where they must go through physical and/or psychological torture to survive and escape with better appreciation of life. Flashbacks show that while Lawrence was talking with some students and an orderly named Zep Hindle (Michael Emerson) about the terminal brain cancer of a man named John Kramer (Tobin Bell), he was approached by Detectives David Tapp (Danny Glover) and Steven Sing (Ken Leung) about his penlight being found at the scene of a Jigsaw "game." He viewed the testimony of Amanda Young (Shawnee Smith), a heroin addict, who is the only known Survivor of Jigsaw's games; she barely escaped having her jaws ripped open during her game by a "reverse bear trap" and believes that her experience made her a better person.

Meanwhile, Lawrence's wife and daughter, Alison (Monica Potter) and Diana (Makenzie Vega), are being held captive in their home by a man who is watching Adam and Lawrence through a camera behind the bathroom's mirror, while tormenting Alison and Diana. Their house is simultaneously being watched by Tapp, who was discharged from the force. Flashbacks show that he became obsessed with the Jigsaw case after viewing Amanda's testimony, and that he and Sing illegally entered a warehouse they knew to be Jigsaw's lair and saved a man from being killed by drills aimed at his neck. Jigsaw managed to make a run for it after slashing Tapp's throat, and Sing was killed by a shotgun booby trap while pursuing him. After being discharged, Tapp began stalking Lawrence.

In the bathroom, Lawrence finds a mobile phone that can only receive calls and a cigarette and lighter; he and Adam use the latter two items to try to stage Adam's death, but an electric shock through Adam's ankle chain foils this plan. Following these events, Adam and Lawrence recall their abductions; they were both ambushed and knocked unconscious by a stranger wearing a gruesome pig mask. Lawrence receives a call from Alison, who warns him that Adam knows more than he is telling. Adam explains that he was paid to take pictures of Lawrence for the past few days by Tapp, and shows Lawrence a pile of pictures of him from the bag containing the hacksaws. Lawrence berates Adam for invading his privacy, while Adam shows Lawrence evidence that he was cheating on Alison. Adam then notices a picture of a man in Lawrence's house; Lawrence identifies the man as Zep the orderly, and the two deduce that Zep is their abductor. Adam then points out that it is six o'clock, the deadline. Zep moves to kill Alison, but she frees herself and manages to overpower Zep, gaining Tapp's attention in the process. He arrives in time to save Alison and Diana from Zep, allowing them to escape, and chases Zep to the sewers.

Lawrence, who is only aware of gunshots and screaming, is zapped by the ankle chain as well and loses reach of the phone; in desperation, he saws off his foot and shoots Adam with the revolver. Zep, who shot Tapp during the chase, enters the bathroom intent on killing Lawrence, only to be blindsided by Adam and beaten to death with a toilet tank cover; Adam had only suffered a shoulder wound. As Lawrence crawls away with the promise that he'll return with help, Adam searches Zep's body for a key and finds another microcassette recorder. He learns that Zep was another victim of the game, following rules to obtain an antidote for the slow poison within his body. He looks around, as if looking for an answer. The corpse then rises to its feet and reveals itself as John Kramer, the real Jigsaw Killer. He tells Adam that the chain's key is in the bathtub, which was drained when Adam accidentally kicked the plug out. Adam then grabs Zep's pistol and tries to shoot Jigsaw and is zapped by his hidden remote control. Jigsaw then turns off the lights and leaves the bathroom, sealing Adam inside.

Answer 4

saw is pretty much about a killer,named jigsaw,who loves to torture people with his help of,saw,the awsomely awesome killer puppet, and one of the FBI agents.saw chooses 5-7 people for his little torture game.bloody and brutal,there are 6 courses to this game.its either live,or die.there is supposed to be 15 saw movies(just in case your curious) but,in the moment ,there is only 7.in 2011,there will soon be a saw 8.the producers will not stop until there is 15 Saw Movies.keep your eyes open,cause saw will be coming back for torture time!

Answer 5

"saw" in the Shakespearean language means a wise guy.

Answer 6

It is a moral saying like: Pride comes before a fall A fool and his money are soon parted. Know a man by the company he keeps and suchlike

Answer 7

Saw regards the simple past tense form of the English infinitive verb "to see." Saw also regards the Modern and Early Modern English word for the toothed blade used for cutting of wood.

Answer 8

In the language of Shakespeare, the word saw refers to a wise guy. It can also be a wise saying, and was used throughout his work.

Answer 9

When you say that you saw something it means that you noticed something. You typically notice the things that are unusual in some way.