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- DictionaryHone/hōn/
verb
- 1. sharpen (a blade): "he was carefully honing the curved blade"
- 2. refine or perfect (something) over a period of time: "she has taken numerous workshops to hone her skills over the years"
noun
- 1. a whetstone, especially one used to sharpen razors.
Aug 14, 2012 · The meaning of HONE is to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone. How to use hone in a sentence.
Hone definition: to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect. See examples of HONE used in a sentence.
to direct something such as an ability to make it more effective: He helps performers hone their skills as dancers and singers. To hone an object is to make it sharper: to hone scissors. (Definition of hone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to direct something such as an ability to make it more effective: He helps performers hone their skills as dancers and singers. To hone an object is to make it sharper: to hone scissors. (Definition of hone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
To hone is to sharpen a knife or perfect a skill. Home is where you live, where your stuff is, is where the heart is, and all that. Continue reading... The verb hone means to sharpen skills. When you practice shooting baskets every day after school, you are honing your skills as a basketball player.
noun. 1. a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors. 2. a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc. verb. 3. (transitive) to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone.
n. 1. A fine-grained whetstone for giving a keen edge to a cutting tool. 2. A tool with a rotating abrasive tip for enlarging holes to precise dimensions. tr.v. honed, hon·ing, hones. 1. To sharpen on a fine-grained whetstone. 2. To perfect or make more intense or effective: a speaker who honed her delivery by long practice. Phrasal Verb:
hone something (to something) to make a knife or other tool sharp or sharper synonym sharpen. The knife had been honed to razor sharpness. The hook should be honed to a needle-sharp point.
Definition of hone verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Hone definition: A fine-grained whetstone for giving a keen edge to a cutting tool.
