HEW

hew

(verb) strike with an axe; cut down, strike; “hew an oak”

hew, hew out

(verb) make or shape as with an axe; “hew out a path in the rock”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

From Hugh.

Proper noun

Hew

A patronymic surname.

Anagrams

• weh

Etymology 1

Verb

hew (third-person singular simple present hews, present participle hewing, simple past (rare) hew or hewed, past participle hewn or hewed)

(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

(transitive) To shape; to form.

(transitive, US) To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

Etymology 2

Noun

hew (countable and uncountable, plural hews)

(obsolete) hue; colour

(obsolete) shape; form

(obsolete) Destruction by cutting down.

Anagrams

• weh

Source: Wiktionary

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Hew, v. t. [imp. Hewed; p. p. Hewed or Hewn (; p. pr. & vb. n. Hewing.] Etym: [AS. heáwan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. höggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to hammer, forge. Cf. Hay cut grass, Hoe.]

1. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off. Shak.

2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. Is. li. 1. Rather polishing old works than hewing out new. Pope.

3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder. Shak.

Hew, n.

Definition: Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.] Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. Spenser.

Hew, n.

1. Hue; color. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. Shape; form. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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