- hew⇄expr. hew to, to hold firmly to; stick fast or cling to.
Ex. to hew to the rules. - HEW⇄HEW(no periods),
Health, Education, and Welfare (a former department of the U.S. government). - hew⇄hew, verb, hewed,hewedorhewn,hewing.
- hew⇄noun hewer.
- hew⇄v.i. to make cutting blows with an ax, sword, or the like.
- hew⇄v.t. 1. to cut with an ax, sword, or the like; fell by cutting; chop.
Ex. He hewed down the tree.
2. to cut into shape; form by cutting with an ax, hammer and chisel, or other tool.
Ex. to hew stone for building. They hewed the logs in