Associations to the word «Hew»

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.

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".