Saw noun 1forms 1phrases 3 noun1 •(slang) A Bahamian.Since Tea Cake and Janie had friended with the Bahaman workers in the ’Glades, they, the “Saws,” had been gradually drawn into the American crowd. — 1937 formsSaws Phrases with Saw old sawA cliché, saying, or overused expression, especially a proverb or maxim. saw offTo cut off with a saw. saw woodTo snore loudly.