hew out

verb

carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.

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Meanings

verbhew out (third-person singular simple present hews out, present participle hewing out, simple past hewed out, past participle hewn out)

present singular third person hews out · participle present hewing out · past hewed out · participle past hewn out

  1. carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake or shape as with an axe

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Māori tātā, hahau
  • tātāto carve out, to make something hollow
  • hahauto carve out, to make something hollow
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APA

hew out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hew%20out

MLA

“hew out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hew%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hew out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hew%20out.

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