Hew (v. t.) |
To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off. |
Hew (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. |
Hew (v. t.) |
To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. |
Hew (n.) |
Destruction by cutting down. |
Hew (n.) |
Hue; color. |
Hew (n.) |
Shape; form. |
Hew |
Male given name |
Hew |
Family name |
HEW |
Cell line |
Hew Synonyms |
Hew Out |
Hew Synonyms |
Hew Out |
Hew (Last Name / Surname) |
Hew is the #37,544 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 593 people had that surname. |
Translations |
Hew in Spanish |
Example Sentence (Quote) " And many strokes, though with a little axe, Hew down and fell the hardest-timber'd oak." - Henry VI, Part 3 |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Many strokes, though with a little axe, Hew down and fell the hardest-timber'd oak." - Perseverance |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Then take him to develop, if you can And hew the block off, and get out the man." - Education |
Example Sentence (Quote) "To endeavour to work upon the vulgar with fine sense, is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor." - Alexander Pope |