Thesaurus: hew

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1. v. t. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off.
2. v. t. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.
3. v. t. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack.
4. n. Destruction by cutting down.
5. n. Hue; color.
6. n. Shape; form.
7. v. make or shape as with an axe
8. v. strike with an axe; cut down, strike
9. 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. Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.] Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. Spenser. 1. Hue; color. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. Shape; form. [Obs.] Spenser.
10. Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.]Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. Spenser.
11. v:100 v. make or shape as with an axe v. strike with an axe; cut down, strike