hewed; hewed or hewn
ˈhyün 
; hewing
; hewing
1
: to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
roughly hewn logs
2
: to cut down by blows of an ax
hew a tree
3
: to give form or shape to with or as if with heavy cutting blows
hewed their farms from the wilderness—
J. T. Shotwell
J. T. Shotwell1
: to make cutting blows (as with an ax)
hewer
noun
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Synonyms
Examples of hew in a Sentence
Verb
They hewed logs to build a cabin.
The walls are built of stones hewn by skilled craftsmen.
Recent Examples on the WebAnna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
Harris hews largely to traditional Democratic Party values but with a modern touch.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
She was also shot doing handstands beside the cheeses, cartwheeling in their presence, and reclining next to a large chunk of parmesan, with tantalizing flakes where it had been hewn off from the reel.
—Julia Buckley, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
But the press event inevitably hewed back to the film’s origin.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Amid the current war in Gaza, Ms. Harris has so far hewed closely to Biden administration policy, which has included sending some 40,000 U.S. troops, a dozen U.S. Navy warships, four fighter jet squadrons to the Middle East, and about $18 billion in military aid.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
Harris hews largely to traditional Democratic Party values but with a modern touch.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
She was also shot doing handstands beside the cheeses, cartwheeling in their presence, and reclining next to a large chunk of parmesan, with tantalizing flakes where it had been hewn off from the reel.
—Julia Buckley, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
But the press event inevitably hewed back to the film’s origin.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Hew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hew. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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