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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:
HEW
abbr.
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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.
hew′er n.
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
HEW
(in the US) abbreviation for
(Social Welfare) Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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.
hew
Past participle: hewed/hewn
Gerund: hewing
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| Verb | 1. | hew - make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock" carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice" |
| 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" |
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verbTranslations
يَقْطَعُ بِفَأْسيَنْحَتُ، يَشُقُّ طَريقاً
porazitproklestitsekat
huggekløveudhugge
vágvagdal
höggva
cirstizcirst
cioplisculpta
prekliesniť
kesmekyarmak
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
hew
(hjuː) – past tense hewed ; past participle hewed ~hewn (hjuːn) – verb1. to cut with an axe, sword etc. He hewed down the tree.
2. to cut out or shape with an axe, sword etc. He hewed a path through the forest.