(Homonym: hue).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: hewn).
1. To make or shape as with an axe; SYN. hew out.
2. To strike with an axe; cut down, strike.

1. To become sharp or sharper
2. To give a point to; SYN. taper, point.
3. To make more acute; as of one's senses; SYN. heighten.
4. To make sharp or sharper, of images and sounds
5. To make sharp or sharper, as of knives.
6. To make sharp or sharper
7. To raise the pitch of (musical notes).

1. To decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods; SYN. garnish, dress.
2. To decorate with ornaments, as of christmas trees.