hew

(hyū)

v., hewed, hewn (hyūn), or hewed, hew·ing, hews.

v.tr.

1. To make or shape with or as if with an ax: hew a path through the underbrush.
2. To cut down with an ax; fell: hew an oak.
3. To strike or cut; cleave.

v.intr.

1. To cut something by repeated blows, as of an ax.
2. To adhere or conform strictly; hold: hew to the line.

[Middle English hewen, from Old English hēawan.]

hewer hew'er n.

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a literary word meaning 'to chop or cut', has a past form hewed and past participles hewn or hewed.

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verb

To bring down, as with a saw or ax: chop down, cut (down), fell¹. See rise/fall.

IN BRIEF: A person who chops, hacks, or cuts down.

Tutor's tip: The "hewer" (a person who chops or shapes wood with an axe) broke the iced tea "ewer" (a pitcher or jug) when he swung the axe.

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• Violent Actions - hew: cut or strike forcibly with ax

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hugge, udhugge, bryde
v. intr. - tilpasse sig, rette sig ind efter

abbr. - (department of) Health Education and Welfare

Nederlands (Dutch)
houwen, hakken, vellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - abattre, tailler, être gravé dans, se tailler (un chemin)
v. intr. - se conformer à qch

abbr. - (abrév = Department of Health, Education and Welfare) (US) Département de l'Éducation, la Santé et l'Aide sociale

Deutsch (German)
v. - hauen

abbr. - (USA) Ministerium für Gesundheit, Erziehung und Sozialhilfe (1953-79)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πελεκώ, λαξεύω, δενδροτομώ, φτιάχνω πελεκώντας, ανοίγω με κόπο
n. - κόψιμο

Italiano (Italian)
spaccare, fendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cortar, derrubar (com machado), talhar, conformar

Русский (Russian)
рубить, прорубать, тесать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cortar, labrar, talar, tallar
v. intr. - cortar, labrar, talar, tallar

abbr. - Sigla del Departamento de Salud, Educación y Bienestar Social

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hugga, hålla sig till
n. - huggande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
卫生教育和福利部

砍, 劈, 劈出, 砍成, 开辟, 坚持, 遵守

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 衛生教育和福利部

v. tr. - 砍, 劈, 劈出, 砍成, 開闢
v. intr. - 砍, 劈, 堅持, 遵守

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (도끼 등으로) 패다, 쪼개어 만들다
v. intr. - (도끼 등으로) 자르다, 고집하다

abbr. - Health, Education and Welfare (보건 교육 후생성)

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 切る, 切って作る, 叩き切る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقطع بفأس, ألخ, ينحت, ينجر, يشق, يحفر, يلتزم أو يعمل وفق كذا (الاسم) الشخص الذي يقطع بفأس, ألخ وبخاصه العامل الذي يقطع الفحم بفأسه في المنجم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קיצץ, כרת, שיסף, חצב, פיסל, חקק‬
v. intr. - ‮התאים (למקובל), היכה קשה‬
abbr. - ‮מחלקת הבריאות, החינוך והרווחה (ארה"ב)‬

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