hew

hew  (hy)

v. hewed, hewn (hyn) or hewed, hew·ing, hews

v.tr.

1. To make or shape with or as if with an ax: hew a path through the underbrush.

2. To cut down with an ax; fell: hew an oak.

3. To strike or cut; cleave.

v.intr.

1. To cut something by repeated blows, as of an ax.

2. To adhere or conform strictly; hold: hew to the line.

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[Middle English hewen, from Old English hawan; see kau- in Indo-European roots.]

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hewer n.

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hew

Verb

[hewing, hewed, hewed] or hewn

1. to chop or cut with an axe

2. to carve (something) from a substance: a tunnel hewn out of the living rock [Old English hēawan]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hew - make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock" hew out carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice" rough-hew, roughcast - hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"
	2.	hew - strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak" snag - hew jaggedly strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" hew, hew out - make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

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hew

verb 1. cut, chop, axe, hack, split, lop

verb 2. (Old-fashioned) carve, make, form, fashion, shape, model, sculpture, sculpt

Translations

HEW n abbr (US) (= Department of Health, Education and Welfare) → ministerio de sanidad, educación y bienestar público

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hew [hjuː] vt → cortar

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HEW n abbr (US) (= Department of Health, Education and Welfare) → ministère de la santé publique, de l'enseignement et du bien-être

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hew [hjuː] vt → tailler (à la hache)

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HEW (US) n abbr (= Department of Health, Education and Welfare) → Ministerium für Gesundheit, Erziehung und Sozialfürsorge

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hew [hjuː] [hewed or hewn , pt, pp ] vt (stone) → behauen;

(wood) → hacken

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HEW n abbr (US) (= Department of Health, Education, and Welfare) → ministero della sanità, della pubblica istruzione e della previdenza sociale

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hew [hjuː] vt → tagliare (con l'accetta)