HEW

HEW

abbr.

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

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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 [hjuː]

vb hews, hewing, hewed, hewed, hewn [hjuːn]

1. to strike (something, esp wood) with cutting blows, as with an axe

2. (tr; often foll by out) to shape or carve from a substance

3. (tr; often foll by away, down, from, off, etc.) to sever from a larger or another portion

4. (intr; often foll by to) US and Canadian to conform (to a code, principle, etc.)

[Old English hēawan; related to Old Norse heggva, Old Saxon hāwa, Old High German houwan, Latin cūdere to beat]

hewer  n

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HEW (in the US)

abbreviation for

(Social Welfare) Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

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 He felled, peeled and hewed his own timber.

2. (Old-fashioned) carve, make, form, fashion, shape, model, sculpture, sculpt medieval monasteries hewn out of the rockface

Translations

hew [hjuː] (hewed (pt) (hewed) (hewn (pp))) VT (= cut) → cortar; [+ trees] → talar; (= shape, work) → labrar, tallar

hew down VT + ADV → talar

hew out VT + ADV → excavar
a figure hewn out of the rock → una figura tallada en la roca
to hew out a career → hacerse una carrera

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hew [ˈhjuː] vt [+ wood] → couper; [+ stone] → tailler
ancient caves hewn from the rock → de vieilles cavernes taillées dans la roche

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hew pret <hewed>, ptp <hewn or hewed>

vt → hauen; (= shape) → behauen; to hew something (in)to pieces → etw in Stücke hauen; to be hewn into logs → zu Klötzen gehackt werden; they hewed their captives to pieces → sie zerstückelten ihre Gefangenen

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hew [hjuː] (hewed (pt) (hewed or hewn (pp))) vt (wood) → tagliare; (stone, coal) → scavare; (statue) → scolpire

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hew [hjuː] (hewed (pt) (hewed or hewn (pp))) vt (wood) → tagliare; (stone, coal) → scavare; (statue) → scolpire

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hew

v hew [hjuː]

1 to cut with an axe, sword etc He hewed down the tree. kap, neervel يَقْطَعُ بِفَأْس сека sekat; porazit hugge; kløve hauen τσεκουρώνω, κόβω cortar, tajar, talar raiuma بريدن hakata abattre לַחֲטוֹב कुल्हाड़ी से काटना sjeci, posjeci (ki)vág menebang höggva abbattere 切り倒す (칼, 도끼 등으로) 자르다 kapoti, kirsti cirst mengapak houwen hogge, felle rąbać cortar a tăia, a reteza срубать zoťať sekati poseći sekirom hugga ฟัน kesmek 砍 зрубувати کلہاڑی سے کاٹنا chặt, chém 砍

2 to cut out or shape with an axe, sword etc He hewed a path through the forest. uitkap, uitbeitel يَنْحَتُ، يَشُقُّ طَريقاً издялвам proklestit udhugge; hugge hacken (δι)ανοίγω, λαξεύω talar raiuma تراشيدن hakata (se) tailler (à coups de...) לְעַצֵב कुल्हाड़ी से काटना या आकार बनाना tesati, klesati (utat) vág merambah höggva tagliare; aprire 切って作る ...을 잘라(찍어) 만들다 iškirsti []cirst menebas houwen hogge/skjære ut wyrąbywać talhar a croi прорубать prekliesniť, (o)kresať utreti s sekiro (pot) iseći sekirom hugga ut โค่น yarmak 砍(劈)出，砍(劈)成 висікати تلوار یا کلہاڑی سے کاٹنا chặt, phát 砍出，开辟