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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hone1 /hoʊn/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], honed, hon•ing. - Buildingto sharpen:He honed his sword on a nearby rock.
- to make more adroit or effective:honed her technique as a pianist.
hon•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hone1 (hōn),USA pronunciation n., v., honed, hon•ing. n. - Buildinga whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Buildinga precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.
v.t. - Buildingto sharpen on a hone:to hone a carving knife.
- Buildingto enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone.
- to make more acute or effective;
improve;
perfect:to hone one's skills.
- bef. 950; Middle English (noun, nominal); Old English hān stone, rock; cognate with Old Norse hein hone; akin to cone
- Dialect Terms[South Midland and Southern U.S.]to yearn;
long:to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie. - [Archaic.]to moan and groan.
- Gmc; compare Old Saxon hōnian to abuse, revile
- Anglo-French *honer; Old French hogner to grumble, growl
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hone /həʊn/ n - a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors
vb - (transitive) to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone
Etymology: Old English hān stone; related to Old Norse heinUSAGE
Hone is sometimes wrongly used where home is meant: this device makes it easier to home in on (not hone in on) the target |