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Hew

/hjuː/

To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

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📖 Definitions of "Hew"

verb

1
To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
2
To shape; to form.
"One of the most widely used typefaces in the world was hewn by the English printer and typographer John Baskerville."
3
To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

🔄 Synonyms of "Hew"

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Word	Definition
hew outverb	carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hew"

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Word	Definition
hew outverb	carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.
hacknoun	(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
cleaveverb	(transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
axenoun	A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
chopverb	A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
ssanoun	(government, US) Initialism of Social Security Administration.
carveverb	To cut meat in order to serve it.
splitverb	(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
fashionnoun	(uncountable) Popular trends, especially in clothing; the industry that designs clothing and sometimes other related items.
parenoun	(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
trimnoun	(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
whittlenoun	(transitive or intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.
lopnoun	(transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
prunenoun	(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
slashnoun	A slashing action or motion:
seververb	(transitive) To cut free.
shapenoun	A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
fellverb	(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
dressnoun	(transitive) (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.