Definition of hew Hew
/hjuˈ/ - [hyu] - HEW
We found 16 definitions of hew from 6 different sources.
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What does hew mean?
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| hew - strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak" | ||
| strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc" | ||
| hew out, hew strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak" | ||
| snag hew jaggedly | ||
| hew - make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock" | ||
| hew out | ||
| carve cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham" | ||
| rough-hew, roughcast hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hew (v. t.)
To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off. - hew (v. t.)
To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. - hew (v. t.)
To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. - hew (n.)
Destruction by cutting down. - hew (n.)
Hue; color. - hew (n.)
Shape; form.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hew
To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hew
hū, v.t. to cut with any sharp instrument: to cut in pieces: to shape.—v.i. to deal blows with a cutting instrument:—pa.p. hewed, or hewn.—n. (Spens.) hacking.—n. Hew′er, one who hews. [A.S. héawan; Ger. hauen.]
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🔤- hew, verb, present, 1st person singular of hew (infinitive).
- hew, verb (infinitive).
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