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hew

/hjuː/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To shape or cut something, especially with heavy blows of a tool.

    - "He hews logs for firewood."
    - "The blacksmith hews the metal into shapes."
  • Verb

    To make or shape something by cutting away material.

    - "The artist hews the statue from a block of marble."
    - "He hews the garden path with a shovel."
Pronunciation
  1. /hjuː/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with hew
hew , clue , new , mew , brew , true
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Heu (Latin) : Cry of grief or lamentation

  2. Hew (Scots) : A type of heel, typically high and pointed

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. hew (pronounced the same but meaning 'to pull, draw, or tug'), hew (a type of heel)

Variants
List of all variants of hew that leads to same result
hew , hewed , hewer , hewers , hewing , hewn , hews , HEW , hew to , hewed to , hewing to , hewn to , hews to , rough-hew , rough-hewed , rough-hewing , rough-hewn , rough-hews
Forms
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hewed (past tense of hew as a verb), hewing (present participle of hew as a verb), hewer (noun form of someone who hews)

Etymology
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Old English hēwan; related to hēwian ‘to cut, hew’.

Trivia
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  1. The verb 'hew' comes from the Old English word 'hēwan', which is related to 'hēwian' meaning 'to cut'.

  2. The word 'hew' is also used in the context of literature and poetry as a homophone for 'heave' or 'hue'.

  3. The term 'hew' is also used in the context of law, specifically in the phrase 'hew and cry', which refers to the act of publicly announcing a sale or auction.

Related Concepts
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  1. Carpentry: The practice of constructing, repairing, and installing structures, primarily made of wood, using various tools and techniques. Hewing is a fundamental aspect of carpentry as it involves shaping raw materials.

  2. Blacksmithing: The process of shaping and forging metal using a hammer and an anvil. Hewing is a crucial step in this process as it involves cutting away excess metal to create the desired shape.

Culture
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In literature, 'hew' is often used in the context of craftsmanship and creation. For example, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, the porter says, 'Here's a porter. / Falstaff and I were carousing, / Hee-hee, in the porter's kennel, / For in good faith, I did mean to drink, / And drink, and drink, and drink, / And drink, and drink, and drink, / Sack, and sugar, and iniquity.', where 'hew' is used in the sense of 'drink' as a homophone.

How to Memorize "hew"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine the sound and feeling of heavy blows striking a material, shaping it into the desired form.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'hew' with the image of a craftsperson shaping raw materials using a hammer and chisel.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the sentence 'Hammer Every Wood' to remember the meaning of 'hew' as 'to shape or cut wood'.

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