Associations to the word «Hew»

Wiktionary

HEW, verb. (transitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
HEW, verb. (transitive) To shape; to form.
HEW, verb. (transitive) (US) To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.
HEW, noun. (obsolete) hue; colour
HEW, noun. (obsolete) shape; form
HEW, noun. Destruction by cutting down.
HEW, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.
HEW OUT, verb. Carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.

Dictionary definition

HEW, verb. Make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock".
HEW, verb. Strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak".

Wise words

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