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• Глагол, означающий рубить или резать что-либо, особенно дерево или камень, топором, киркой или другим инструментом.

A verb meaning to chop or cut something, especially wood or stone, with an axe, pick, or other tool.

irregular verb

1. Chop or cutB2formal

   To cut something, especially wood or stone, with a tool such as an axe or a chisel.

   Рубить

   • The lumberjack hewed the tree with a sharp axe.
   • They hewed the stone into a perfect cube.
   • He hewed a path through the dense forest.

   Synonymscarvechopcleavecutfellhackshape

2. B2formal

   To shape or carve something by cutting.

   Вырезать

   • The sculptor hewed a statue from a block of marble.
   • They hewed the logs into beams for the cabin.
   • She hewed the wood into a rough figure.

   Synonymscarvechiselcutfashionformsculptshape

3. Adhere to a principleC1formal

   To follow or adhere strictly to a rule, principle, or standard.

   Придерживаться

   • The politician hewed closely to the party line.
   • He always hews to his moral principles.
   • The report hews to the facts without embellishment.

   Synonymsadhereclingconformholdstick

Phrasal variantshew out