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.
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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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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]
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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 |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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" |
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