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   hew

   /hjuː/

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   • 1. chop or cut (something, especially wood or coal) with an axe, pick, or other tool: "master carpenters would hew the logs with an axe" Similar chophackchop downhack downcut downsaw downfelllopaxecleave
   • ▪ make or shape (something) by cutting or chopping a material such as wood or stone: "a seat hewn out of a fallen tree trunk" Similar cutcarveshapefashionformchiphammerchiselsculptsculpturemodelwhittlerough-hew

   Word Origin Old Englishhēawan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch houwen and German hauen.

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   What does hew to mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? The meaning of HEW TO is to follow or obey (something). How to use hew to in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if someone hews to something?

   • If someone or something hews to something, they believe, accept, or stay close to it. For generations, they kept mostly to themselves, marrying within the community and hewing to tradition. [VERB to noun] In its final form the legislation hews closely to the plan the administration unveiled a year ago. [VERB to noun]

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   What does Hewen mean?

   • To chop or cut with an ax, knife, etc.; hack; gash. To chop (a tree) with an ax so as to cause it to fall. To strike or cut; cleave. Destruction by cutting down. A patronymic surname . From Middle English hewen, from Old English hēawan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂u- (“to strike, hew, forge”).

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   What does hewn mean?

   • If you hew stone or wood, you cut it, for example with an axe. He felled, peeled and hewed his own timber. [VERB noun] If something is hewn from stone or wood, it is cut from stone or wood. ...medieval monasteries hewn out of the rockface. [VERB-ed] 3. See also rough-hewn

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHEW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Hew is a verb that means to cut something with a tool, or to obey or behave according to rules or principles. Learn how to use hew in sentences, and see translations in different languages.

   • English (US)

     HEW meaning: 1. to cut a large piece out of rock, stone, or...

   • Znaczenie Hew, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     HEW definicja: 1. to cut a large piece out of rock, stone,...

   • Hew Spanish Translation

     HEW translate: extraer, tallar, labrar, cortar, tajar,...

   • Hew in Simplified Chinese

     HEW translate: 砍，劈. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     HEW translate: 砍，劈. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Hew: French Translation

     HEW translate: couper, abattre, (se) tailler (à coups de…)....

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     HEXACOPTER definition: 1. a small remote-controlled aircraft...

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   Hew is a verb that means to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument, to give form or shape to something, or to conform or adhere to something. It can also be an abbreviation for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the verb 'hew' and its synonyms, such as 'cut', 'chop', and 'hack'. Also find out the origin, history, and examples of 'hew' and its related abbreviation 'HEW'.

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   If you're trying to adhere to rules, stick to a budget, or conform to a certain tradition, you can use hew, too. Definitions of hew. verb. make or shape as with an axe. “ hew out a path in the rock”. synonyms: hew out. see more. verb. strike with an axe; cut down, strike.

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   Hew means to strike or chop something with a cutting instrument, or to conform to a principle or code. It is also an abbreviation for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

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   Definition of hew verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Learn the verb and noun meanings of hew, a word that means to cut or shape with an ax or knife. Find synonyms, sentences, and origin of hew from various sources.