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- [hyoo or, often, yoo]
- /hyu or, often, yu/
- /hjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hyoo or, often, yoo]
- /hyu or, often, yu/
Definitions of hewed word
- verb with object hewed to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack. 1
- verb with object hewed to make, shape, smooth, etc., with cutting blows: to hew a passage through the crowd; to hew a statue from marble. 1
- verb with object hewed 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. 1
- verb with object hewed to cut down; fell: to hew wood; trees hewed down by the storm. 1
- verb without object hewed to strike with cutting blows; cut: He hewed more vigorously each time. 1
- verb without object hewed to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually followed by to): to hew to the tenets of one's political party. 1
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Origin of hewed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hewen, Old English hēawan; cognate with German hauen, Old Norse hǫggva; akin to haggle
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Parts of speech for Hewed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hewed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hewed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hewed
adjective hewed
- grooved — simple past tense and past participle of groove.
- carven — carve
- adhered — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- carved — to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine.
- furrowed — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.