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hew
1[hyoo, yoo]
verb (used with object)
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
to make, shape, smooth, etc., with cutting blows.
to hew a passage through the crowd; to hew a statue from marble.
Synonyms:to sever (a part) from a whole by means of cutting blows (usually followed by away, off, out, from, etc.).
to hew branches from the tree.
to cut down; fell.
to hew wood; trees hewed down by the storm.
verb (used without object)
to strike with cutting blows; cut.
He hewed more vigorously each time.
to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually followed byto ).
to hew to the tenets of one's political party.
HEW
2abbreviation
hew
1/ ³óÂá³ÜË /
verb
to strike (something, esp wood) with cutting blows, as with an axe
to shape or carve from a substance
(tr; often foll by away, down, from, off, etc) to sever from a larger or another portion
to conform (to a code, principle, etc)
HEW
2abbreviation
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- hewable adjective
- hewer noun
- unhewable adjective
- unhewed adjective
- ˈ³ó±ð·É±ð°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of hew1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Yet so far, authorities have mostly hewed to the if-it-ain’t-broke approach.
He largely hewed to the church’s conservative line on social issues such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights but urged clerics not to be “obsessed with†those issues.
Faithfully adapted into an excellent Hulu limited series, the panoramic tale hewed closely to the details of Hunter’s own improbable family history, highlighting instances of fortitude, resourcefulness and luck.
Bondi’s careful hewing to Trump’s preferred political line — while tiptoeing around some of the aspects that might be less expedient for confirmation — highlighted her close connection to Trump and his political operation.
In Lipsky’s opinion, prosecuting companies for hewing one way or another politically is unlikely to hold up in court.
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