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hew

verb

/hjuː/

Meaning

To chop or cut something, especially wood or stone, with a tool.

The workers hewed logs to build the cabin.

hew to the line

chop, cut, carve, hack, cleave

assemble, join, attach

hew wood, hew stone, hew to tradition, hew to the line

to give reasons for or against something; to dispute or debate

to come or go back to a place; to give back

to shake or tremble slightly, often from fear, nervousness, or excitement

To help improve or strengthen something.

to determine by mathematical computation; to estimate

to declare something legally invalid or cancel it