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Definitions from WordNet

Verb hew out has 1 sense
  1. hew, hew out - make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"
    --1 is one way to carve
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something

Definitions from the Web

Hew out

Definition:

To hew out means to cut or shape something by chiseling, especially by substantial and laborious efforts.

Examples:

Verb:

  1. He hews out exquisite sculptures from blocks of marble.
  2. The woodcutter meticulously hewed out a wooden figurine.

Phrasal verb:

  1. The pioneers hewed out a farm in the dense forest.
  2. She hewed the path out of the thick snow with her trusty shovel.

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