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hew

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hew

1 to bring down by cutting

laboriously hewed trees to build their rude log cabins

Synonyms of hew

chop (down), cut (down), fell, mow

Words Related to hew

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 of hew

adhere, cleave, cling, stick

Words Related to hew

bind, cohere, fasten, fuse, glue, unite

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