saw

saw up

To cut something into smaller pieces with a saw. A noun or pronoun can be used between "saw" and "up." We need to saw up this felled tree and store the wood for the winter. This old table isn't worth anything. Why don't you saw it up and use it for firewood?

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saw something (up) (into something)

to cut something up into pieces with a saw. Jake sawed the logs up into pieces the right size for the fireplace. Would you saw up the logs into smaller pieces?

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