1. to chop or cut with an ax, pick, or other tool
2. to shape or form by cutting
3. to conform or adhere strictly to something
Usage: usually used with ‘to’

Examples

• The lumberjack will hew the fallen tree into logs.
• Ancient craftsmen hewed stone blocks for the temple.
• She used an ax to hew firewood from the old oak.
• The sculptor hewed the marble into a beautiful statue.
• Workers hewed a path through the dense forest.
• The politician promised to hew to traditional values.
• We must hew to the original plan despite the obstacles.