rough-hew
(rŭf′hyo͞o′)tr.v. rough-hewed,
rough-hewed or
rough-hewn (-hyo͞on′),
rough-hew·ing,
rough-hews 1. To hew or shape (timber, for example) roughly, without finishing.
2. To make in rough form.
rough-hew
vb (
tr) ,
-hews,
-hewing,
-hewed,
-hewed or -hewn1. (Building) to cut or hew (timber, stone, etc) roughly without finishing the surface
2. Also: roughcast to shape roughly or crudely
rough′-hew′
or rough′hew′,
v.t. -hewed, -hewed or -hewn, -hew•ing. 1. to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
2. to shape roughly; give crude form to.
[1520–30]
rough-hew
Past participle: rough-hewed/rough-hewn
Gerund: rough-hewing
| Imperative |
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| rough-hew |
| rough-hew |
| Present |
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| I rough-hew |
| you rough-hew |
| he/she/it rough-hews |
| we rough-hew |
| you rough-hew |
| they rough-hew |
| Preterite |
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| I rough-hewed |
| you rough-hewed |
| he/she/it rough-hewed |
| we rough-hewed |
| you rough-hewed |
| they rough-hewed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am rough-hewing |
| you are rough-hewing |
| he/she/it is rough-hewing |
| we are rough-hewing |
| you are rough-hewing |
| they are rough-hewing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| you have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| he/she/it has rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| we have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| you have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| they have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was rough-hewing |
| you were rough-hewing |
| he/she/it was rough-hewing |
| we were rough-hewing |
| you were rough-hewing |
| they were rough-hewing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| you had rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| he/she/it had rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| we had rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| you had rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| they had rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| Future |
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| I will rough-hew |
| you will rough-hew |
| he/she/it will rough-hew |
| we will rough-hew |
| you will rough-hew |
| they will rough-hew |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| you will have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| he/she/it will have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| we will have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| you will have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| they will have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be rough-hewing |
| you will be rough-hewing |
| he/she/it will be rough-hewing |
| we will be rough-hewing |
| you will be rough-hewing |
| they will be rough-hewing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been rough-hewing |
| you have been rough-hewing |
| he/she/it has been rough-hewing |
| we have been rough-hewing |
| you have been rough-hewing |
| they have been rough-hewing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been rough-hewing |
| you will have been rough-hewing |
| he/she/it will have been rough-hewing |
| we will have been rough-hewing |
| you will have been rough-hewing |
| they will have been rough-hewing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been rough-hewing |
| you had been rough-hewing |
| he/she/it had been rough-hewing |
| we had been rough-hewing |
| you had been rough-hewing |
| they had been rough-hewing |
| Conditional |
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| I would rough-hew |
| you would rough-hew |
| he/she/it would rough-hew |
| we would rough-hew |
| you would rough-hew |
| they would rough-hew |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| you would have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| he/she/it would have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| we would have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| you would have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
| they would have rough-hewed/rough-hewn |
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | rough-hew - hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"hew, hew out - make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock" |
