HEW (hewn)
Dictionary entry overview: What does hew mean?
• HEW (verb)
The verb HEW has 2 senses:
1. make or shape as with an axe
2. strike with an axe; cut down, strike
Familiarity information: HEW used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HEW (verb)
Meaning:
Make or shape as with an axe
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hew; hew out
Context example:
hew out a path in the rock
Hypernyms (to "hew" is one way to...):
carve (form by carving)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hew"):
rough-hew; roughcast (hew roughly, without finishing the surface)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Strike with an axe; cut down, strike
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
hew an oak
Hypernyms (to "hew" is one way to...):
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hew"):
snag (hew jaggedly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They hew the trees
Also:
hew out (make or shape as with an axe)
