Hew: Definition with Hew Pictures and Photos

1. Verb. Make or shape as with an axe. "Hew out a path in the rock"

Exact synonyms: Hew Out
Generic synonyms: Carve
Specialized synonyms: Rough-hew, Roughcast
Derivative terms: Hewer

2. Verb. Strike with an axe; cut down, strike. "They Hew the trees"; "Hew an oak"

Specialized synonyms: Snag
Generic synonyms: Strike
Also: Hew Out
Derivative terms: Hewer

1. v. t. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off.

2. n. Destruction by cutting down.

3. n. Hue; color.

1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To shape; to form. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive US) To act according to, to conform to; ''usually construed with'' (term to). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. to cut with an ax [v HEWED, HEWN, HEWING, HEWS] : HEWABLE [adj]

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