hew: Meaning and Definition of

hew

Pronunciation: (hy or, often, y), [key]
— v., hewed, hewed hewn, hew•ing.
—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 through the crowd; to hew a statue from marble.
  3. to sever (a part) from a whole by means of cutting blows (usually fol. by away, off, out, from, etc.): to hew branches from the tree.
  4. to cut down; fell: to hew wood; trees hewed down by the storm.
—v.i.
  1. to strike with cutting blows; cut: He hewed more vigorously each time.
  2. to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually fol. by to): to hew to the tenets of one's political party.

HEW

Pronunciation: [key]
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Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
  • hew (Thesaurus)
Hevesy hewers of wood and drawers of water
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