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to hew
01
to cut something by striking it with an axe or similar tool
Transitive: to hew wood, stone, or other materials
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
hew
3rd person singular
hews
present participle
hewing
past simple
hewed
past participle
hewn
Examples
The lumberjack skillfully hewed the massive tree with precise axe strikes.
02
to create or form an object by cutting or shaping a material like wood or stone
Transitive: to hew an object from wood or other materials | to hew an object out of wood or other materials
Examples
The carpenter hewed a beautiful sculpture from a block of wood.
Lexical Tree
hewer
hew
