hew out

• Verbo frasal que significa dar forma, cortar o esculpir algo de un material duro, a menudo con esfuerzo o destreza.

A phrasal verb meaning to shape, carve, or cut something out of a solid material, often with effort or skill.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Carve or shape by cuttingformal

   To shape, cut, or form something from a hard material, such as stone or wood, by using a tool.

   tallar, labrar

   • The sculptor hewed out a statue from a block of marble.
   • They hewed out a path through the dense forest.
   • The ancient builders hewed out massive stones for the temple.

   Sinónimoscarvechiselcutformrough-hewsculptshape

2. Create or establish with effortformal

   To create or develop something, such as a career or reputation, through hard work and determination.

   labrarse

   • She hewed out a successful career in journalism.
   • He hewed out a new life for himself in a foreign country.
   • The pioneers hewed out a settlement in the wilderness.

   Sinónimosbuildcarve outcultivateestablishforgework up

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