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hew
1[ hyooor, often, yoo ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
Synonyms: form
- to sever (a part) from a whole by means of cutting blows (usually followed 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.
verb (used without object)
- to strike with cutting blows; cut:
He hewed more vigorously each time.
- to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually followed by to ):
to hew to the tenets of one's political party.
HEW
2abbreviation for
HEW
1abbreviation for
- Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
hew
2/ hjuː /
verb
- to strike (something, esp wood) with cutting blows, as with an axe
- troften foll byout to shape or carve from a substance
- tr; often foll by away, down, from, off, etc to sever from a larger or another portion
- introften foll byto to conform (to a code, principle, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈhewer, noun
Other Words From
- hewa·ble adjective
- hewer noun
- un·hewa·ble adjective
- un·hewed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hew1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Faithfully adapted into an excellent Hulu limited series, the panoramic tale hewed closely to the details of Hunter’s own improbable family history, highlighting instances of fortitude, resourcefulness and luck.
Bondi’s careful hewing to Trump’s preferred political line — while tiptoeing around some of the aspects that might be less expedient for confirmation — highlighted her close connection to Trump and his political operation.
In Lipsky’s opinion, prosecuting companies for hewing one way or another politically is unlikely to hold up in court.
Much of the wood was hand-sawn then hewed into shape with axes, just as the beams were in the 13th century.
The first act, especially, hews much too closely to biographical exposition.
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