hew

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
2. 2
   To shape; to form.
3. 3
   To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

Noun

1. 1
   Destruction by cutting down or hewing.
2. 2
   Hue; colour.
3. 3
   Shape; form.

Proper noun

1. 1
   Initialism of (US Department of) Health-health), Education, and Welfare, now HHS.
2. 2
   A surname originating as a patronymic.