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saw wood

Part of speech: Verb phrase

Senses:

1. To cut or saw through a piece of wood or wooden material using a saw.
2. To make snoring or breathing sounds during sleep.
3. (Slang) To sleep soundly or deeply.

Usages:

Sense 1: To cut or saw through a piece of wood or wooden material using a saw.

Example sentence 1: He saw wood to build a bookshelf for his new apartment.

Example sentence 2: The carpenter sawed the wood into precise measurements for the project.

Sense 2: To make snoring or breathing sounds during sleep.

Example sentence 3: The tired child lay in bed quietly sawing wood.

Example sentence 4: I could hear my grandpa sawing wood in the next room.

Sense 3 (Slang): To sleep soundly or deeply.

Example sentence 5: After a long day at work, he was ready to go home and saw wood.

Example sentence 6: We were so exhausted from hiking all day that we sawed wood all night.

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