Definitions for HEW
hyu or, often, yuhew

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hew, hew outverb

   make or shape as with an axe

   "hew out a path in the rock"

2. hewverb

   strike with an axe; cut down, strike

   "hew an oak"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hewverb

   To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

2. hewverb

   To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

3. Etymology: From hewen, from heawan, from hawwanan, from kehₐu-. Cognate with hew, hewe, houwe, Dutch houwen, German hauen, Swedish hugga, Icelandic höggva; and with cudo, Lithuanian káuti, Albanian hu. See also hoe.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To HEWv.a. part. hewn or hewed.

   Etymology: heawan, Saxon; hauwen, Dutch.

   1. To cut with an edged instrument; to hack.

   Upon the joint the lucky steel did light,
   And made such way that hew’d it quite in twain. Edmund Spenser.

   I had purpose
   Once more to hew thy target from thy brawn,
   Or lose my arm for’t. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   He was hewn in pieces by Hamilton’s friends. John Hayward.

   One Vane was so grievously hewn, that many thousands have died of less than half his hurts, whereof he was cured. John Hayward.

   2. To chop; to cut.

   Scarce can I speak, my choler is so great:
   Oh! I could hew up rocks, and fight with flint. William Shakespeare.

   He from deep wells with engines water drew,
   And us’d his noble hands the wood to hew. John Dryden, Fables.

   3. To fell, as with an ax.

   He that depends
   Upon your favours, swims with fins of lead,
   And hews down oaks with rushes. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Brave followers, yonder stands the thorny wood,
   Which, by the heav’n’s assistance and your strength,
   Must by the roots be hewn up yet ere night. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Yet shall the axe of justice hew him down,
   And level with the root his lofty crown. George Sandys.

   He from the mountain hewing timber tall,
   Began to build a vessel of huge bulk. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   We’ll force the gate where Marcus keeps his guard,
   And hew down all that would oppose our passage. Addison.

   4. To form or shape with an axe.

   Thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that hewed him out a sepulchre on high. Is. xxii. 16.

   Nor is it so proper to hew out religious reformations by the sword, as to polish them by fair and equal disputations. Charles I .

   This river rises in the very heart of the Alps, and has a long valley that seems hewn out on purpose to give its waters a passage amidst so many rocks. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   Next unto bricks are preferred the square hewn stone. John Mortimer.

   5. To form laboriously.

   The gate was adamant; eternal frame!
   Which, hew’d by Mars himself, from Indian quarries came,
   The labour of a god. John Dryden, Fables.

   I now pass my days, not studious nor idle, rather polishing old works than hewing out new. Alexander Pope, to Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hew

   To hew is to chop or cut something, especially wood, typically with a tool such as an axe or a chisel. It can also refer to shaping or carving something through a similar process. In a more figurative sense, it can mean to follow or stick to a plan, course, or belief rigorously.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hewverb

   to cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off

2. Hewverb

   to form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher

3. Hewverb

   to cut in pieces; to chop; to hack

4. Hewnoun

   destruction by cutting down

5. Hewnoun

   hue; color

6. Hewnoun

   shape; form

7. Etymology: [AS. hewan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. hggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to hammer, forge. Cf. Hay cut grass, Hoe.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hew

   hū, v.t. to cut with any sharp instrument: to cut in pieces: to shape.—v.i. to deal blows with a cutting instrument:—pa.p. hewed, or hewn.—n. (Spens.) hacking.—n. Hew′er, one who hews. [A.S. héawan; Ger. hauen.]

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1. HEW

   What does HEW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HEW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HEW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hew is ranked #37544 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hew surname appeared 593 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hew.
   
   60.2% or 357 total occurrences were Asian.
   12.3% or 73 total occurrences were White.
   12.1% or 72 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   10.7% or 64 total occurrences were Black.

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How to pronounce HEW?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HEW in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HEW in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HEW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of HEW in a Sentence

1. Zelda:

   Most people hew the battlements of life from compromise, erecting their impregnable keeps from judicious submissions, fabricating their philosophical drawbridges from emotional retractions and scalding marauders in the boiling oil of sour grapes.

2. William Shakespeare:

   And many strokes, though with a little axe, Hew down and fell the hardest-timbered oak.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HEW
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hew
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=HEW
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HEW
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=HEW
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html