Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hew
2 senses of hew
Sense 1
hew, hew out
=> rough-hew, roughcast
Sense 2
hew
=> snag
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hew
2 senses of hew
Sense 1
hew, hew out
=> rough-hew, roughcast
Sense 2
hew
=> snag
Entailment of verb hew
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb hew
2 senses of hew
Sense 1
hew, hew out
=> carve
Sense 2
hew
=> strike
Also See-> hew out#1
Familiarity of verb hew
hew used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hew
Sense 1
hew, hew out
=> carve
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Sense 2
hew
=> strike
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Overview of verb hew
The verb hew has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hew, hew out -- (make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock")
2. hew -- (strike with an axe; cut down strike; "hew an oak")
Overview of adj hewn
The adj hewn has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hewn -- (cut down with an ax "a hewn oak")
2. hewn, hand-hewn -- (cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel; "a house built of hewn logs"; "rough-hewn stone"; "a path hewn through the underbrush")
Antonyms of adj hewn
2 senses of hewn
Sense 1
hewn
INDIRECT (VIA felled) -> unfelled
Sense 2
hewn, hand-hewn
INDIRECT (VIA cut) -> uncut, rough
Similarity of adj hewn
2 senses of hewn
Sense 1
hewn
=> felled (vs. unfelled), downed
Sense 2
hewn, hand-hewn
=> cut (vs. uncut)
Attributes of adj hewn
Familiarity of adj hewn
hewn used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj hewn
hand-hewn
hewn
roughhewn
unhewn
Overview of verb hew
The verb hew has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hew, hew out -- (make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock")
2. hew -- (strike with an axe; cut down strike; "hew an oak")
Overview of adj hewn
The adj hewn has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hewn -- (cut down with an ax "a hewn oak")
2. hewn, hand-hewn -- (cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel; "a house built of hewn logs"; "rough-hewn stone"; "a path hewn through the underbrush")
hewn definition
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