Hew

1. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack.
2. Shape; form.
3. Destruction by cutting down.
4. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off.
5. Hue; color.
6. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.