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hew something down

to fell something wooden, usually a tree. We will have to hew most of this forest down. They hewed down the tree.

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hew something out of something

 and hew something out

to carve the shape of something out of something wooden. Dan hewed each of the posts out of a tree trunk. He hewed out a number of posts.

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hew to something

to conform to a rule or principle. I wish you would hew to the rules a little better. Sarah refuses to hew to the company policies.

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hew to

v.

To conform to some law, set of beliefs, or course of action: I hope our children will hew to the traditions of our ancestors.

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