Hew
11hew — [hju:] v past tense hewed past participle hewed also hewn [hju:n] literary [: Old English; Origin: heawan] [I and T] to cut something with a cutting tool ▪ hewn stone →↑rough hewn …
12hew — chop, *cut, carve, slit, slash Analogous words: cleave, rive, split (see TEAR) …
13hew — a literary word meaning ‘to chop or cut’, has a past form hewed and past participles hewn or hewed …
14hew — ► VERB (past part. hewn or hewed) 1) chop or cut (wood, coal, etc.) with an axe, pick, or other tool. 2) (usu. be hewn) make or shape by hewing a hard material. ORIGIN Old English …
15HEW — abbrev. (Department of) Health, Education, and Welfare (1953 79) …
16hew — clam·e·hew·it; cler·i·hew; hew·er; hew·ett·ite; hew·gag; hew·let; spang·hew; hew; …
17hew — verb (hewed; hewed or hewn; hewing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēawan; akin to Old High German houwan to hew, Lithuanian kauti to forge, Latin cudere to beat Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cut with blows of a… …
18hew — hewable, adj. hewer, n. /hyooh/ or, often, /yooh/, v., hewed, hewed or hewn, hewing. v.t. 1. to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack. 2. to make, shape, smooth, etc., with cutting blows: to hew a passage… …
19hew — [[t]hyu[/t]] or, often, [[t]yu[/t]] v. hewed, hewed hewn, hew•ing 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[/ex] 3) to… …
20hew — v. (d; intr.) ( to adhere ) (AE) to hew to (to hew to the party line) * * * [hjuː] (d; intr.) ( to adhere ) (AE) to hew to (to hew to the party line) …
