hew

hew

verb

Definition of HEW

1

to bring down by cutting <laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins>

Synonyms chop (down), cut (down), hew, mow

Related Words bulldoze, demolish, flatten, level, raze, tear down

2

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion <decided to hew to the original plan rather than change everything>

Synonyms adhere, cleave, cling, hew

Related Words bind, cohere, fasten, fuse, glue, unite

Near Antonyms loosen; drop, fall