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hew

hew [ hyoo ] (past hewed, past participle hewn [ hyoon ] or hewed, present participle hew·ing, 3rd person present singular hews)

verb

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb cut down or up: to cut, break, or destroy something, especially wood or stone, with a cutting implement, especially an ax

2. transitive verb make something by cutting or carving: to form or create something by cutting wood or stone

hewed a path through the forest

3. transitive verb sever something from something else: to cut something off from a larger block or mass

[ Old English hēawen< Germanic]

hew·er noun

Spelling Note


	hew or hue? Do not confuse the spelling of hew and hue, which sound similar. Hew is a verb meaning "cut," as in hew down a tree, roughly hewn wood, hew a path through the forest. Hue is a noun denoting a shade of color, a type, or the way something looks, as in flowers of every hue, to put a different hue on the matter. Hue is also the spelling used in the phrase hue and cry.