VERB | contact | hew, hew out | make or shape as with an axe |
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contact | hew | strike with an axe |
Sounds | hhyuw' | |
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Rhymes | anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw... |
Meaning | make or shape as with an axe. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "hew out a path in the rock" | |
Synonym | hew out | |
Narrower | rough-hew, roughcast | hew roughly, without finishing the surface |
Broader | carve | form by carving |
Spanish | hachar, hachear, tallar | |
Catalan | destralejar | |
Nouns | hewer | a person who hews / hews |
Meaning | strike with an axe; cut down, strike. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They hew the trees | |
Example | "hew an oak" | |
Narrower | snag | hew jaggedly |
Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
See also | hew out | make or shape as with an axe |
Spanish | cortar, hachar, hachear, tallar | |
Catalan | destralejar | |
Nouns | hewer | a person who hews / hews |
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