| Meaning | make or shape as with an axe. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "hew out a path in the rock" | |
| Synonym | hew | |
| Narrower | rough-hew, roughcast | hew roughly, without finishing the surface |
| Broader | carve | form by carving |
| See also | hew | strike with an axe |
| Spanish | hachar, hachear, tallar | |
| Catalan | destralejar | |
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