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to hone
01
to perfect or improve something, such as a skill or ability
Transitive: to hone a skill or quality
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
hone
3rd person singular
hones
Past simple
honed
Past participle
honed
Examples
Practice and training help athletes hone their skills for peak performance.
02
to sharpen a blade or edge using a tool specifically designed for sharpening
Transitive: to hone a blade or edge
Examples
The chef regularly hones his knives to maintain their sharpness.
Hone
01
a fine-grained whetstone used for sharpening cutting tools
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
hones
Examples
The blacksmith used a hone to sharpen his blade.
