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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hewn (hyo̅o̅n or, often, yo̅o̅n),USA pronunciation adj. - felled and roughly shaped by hewing:hewn logs.
- given a rough surface:hewn stone.
- Middle English hewen, past participle of hew 1300–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hew /hyu/USA pronunciation v., hewed, hewed or hewn, hew•ing. - [~ + object] to strike forcibly with a cutting instrument, as an ax.
- to shape or smooth with cutting blows:[~ + object]to hew a statue from marble.
- to cut down:[~ (+ down) + object]trees hewed down by the storm.
- to uphold or act in agreement with:[~ + to + object]to hew to a party line.
hew•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hew (hyo̅o̅ or, often, yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v., hewed, hewed or hewn, hew•ing. v.t. - to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument;
chop;
hack. - to make, shape, smooth, etc., with cutting blows:to hew a passage through the crowd; to hew a statue from marble.
- 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.
- to cut down;
fell:to hew wood; trees hewed down by the storm.
v.i. - to strike with cutting blows;
cut:He hewed more vigorously each time. - to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually fol. by to):to hew to the tenets of one's political party.
- bef. 900; Middle English hewen, Old English hēawan; cognate with German hauen, Old Norse hǫggva; akin to haggle
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See cut.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged form.
HEW, - GovernmentSee Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hew /hjuː/ vb (hews, hewing, hewed, hewed, hewn /hjuːn/)- to strike (something, esp wood) with cutting blows, as with an axe
- (transitive) often followed by out: to shape or carve from a substance
- (tr; often followed by away, down, from, off, etc) to sever from a larger or another portion
- (intransitive) often followed by to: US Canadian to conform (to a code, principle, etc)
Etymology: Old English hēawan; related to Old Norse heggva, Old Saxon hāwa, Old High German houwan, Latin cūdere to beatˈhewer n |