English Dictionary: Hew | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hew \Hew\, v. t. [imp. {Hewed}; p. p. {Hewed} or {Hewn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hewing}.] [AS. he[a0]wan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. h[94]ggva, 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hew \Hew\, n. Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.] Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hew \Hew\, n. 1. Hue; color. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Shape; form. [Obs.] --Spenser. |