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hew

/hjuː/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
  2. To shape; to form.
  3. To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.
  4. Hue; colour
  5. Shape; form
  6. Destruction by cutting down.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

hew out(English)hack(English)cut(English)cleave(English)axe(English)chop(English)ssa(English)carve(English)lorimer(English)fasti(English)locke(English)berwick(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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