Difference between Hewn and Cut

What is the difference between Hewn and Cut?

Hewn as an adjective is made or crafted by cutting, whittling down. while Cut as an adjective is having been cut.

Hewn

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down. Of something that has be cut or mowed down.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

Cut

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having been cut.Reduced.Carved into a shape; not raw.Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.Circumcised.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An opening resulting from cutting.The act of cutting.The result of cutting.A share or portion.A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.The manner or style a garment is fashioned in.A slab, especially of meat.An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To perform an incision, for example with a knife.To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.To separate from prior association; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.To enter a queue in the wrong place.To cease recording activities.To reduce, especially intentionally.To form or shape by cutting.To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.To not attend a class, especially when not permitted.To change direction suddenly.To divide a pack of playing cards into twoTo dilute a liquid, usually alcohol.

Example sentence: I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

We hope you now know whether to use Hewn or Cut in your sentence.

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