hew

hew

strike forcefully with a cutting instrument; to fell; to uphold or conform to rules: hew to the tenets of the church

Not to be confused with:

hue – gradation of a color; tint: It had a pinkish hue.; outcry: the hue and clamor of the crowd

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HEW

abbr.

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

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hew

 (hyo͞o)

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

v.tr.

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

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

3. To strike or cut; cleave.

v.intr.

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

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

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

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hew′er n.

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hew

(hjuː)

vb, hews, hewing, hewed, hewed or hewn (hjuːn)

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

2. (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. (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]

ˈhewer n

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HEW

(in the US) abbreviation for

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

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hew

(hyu or, often, yu)

v. hewed, hewed hewn, hew•ing. v.t.

1. to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop.

2. to make, shape, or smooth with or as if with cutting blows: to hew a statue from marble.

3. to sever (a part) from a whole by means of cutting blows: to hew branches from the tree.

4. to cut down; fell: trees hewed down by the storm.

v.i.

5. to strike with cutting blows; cut.

6. to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usu. fol. by to): to hew to the tenets of a political party.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English hēawan, c. Old Saxon hauwan, Old High German houwan, Old Norse hǫggva]

hew′er, n.

HEW

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

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hew

Past participle: hewed/hewn
Gerund: hewing

Imperative

hew

hew

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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

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hew

verb

To bring down, as with a saw or ax:

chop down, cut (down), fell.

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Translations

يَقْطَعُ بِفَأْسيَنْحَتُ، يَشُقُّ طَريقاً

porazitproklestitsekat

huggekløveudhugge

hauenbearbeitenbeklagenbeschwereneinhauen

abattrehachertailler

vágvagdal

höggva

aprirespaccare [con l'accetta]tagliare

cirstizcirst

cioplisculpta

prekliesniť

kesmekyarmak

开辟砍砍出

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) – past tense hewed ; past participle hewed ~hewn (hjuːn) – verb

1. to cut with an axe, sword etc. He hewed down the tree. kap, neervel يَقْطَعُ بِفَأْس сека cortar sekat; porazit hauen hugge; kløve τσεκουρώνω, κόβωcortar, 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 houwenhogge, felle rąbać پرې كول ، غوڅول، توږ ل ، ماتول 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 cortar proklestit hacken udhugge; hugge ανοίγω, λαξεύωtalar raiuma تراشيدن hakata tailler 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 غوڅول 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

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