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hew
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- pronunciation:
- hyu
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hews, hewing, hewed |
| definition 1: |
to cut off or cut down with, or as though with, an ax.
The men are in the woods hewing branches.- similar words:
- chop, hack
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| definition 2: |
to shape by cutting or hacking.
He's hewing logs by the woodshed.- similar words:
- chop
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| related words: |
carve, cleave, cut, hack, split |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cut something with or as if with an ax.
They've been hewing all morning and building up the woodpile.- similar words:
- hack
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| definition 2: |
to follow or obey strictly (usu. fol. by "to").
They hewed to church doctrine on immortality. |
| related words: |
cut, hold |
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| derivation: |
hewer (n.) |
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