verb [VN] ~ sth (to sth)
1 to develop and improve sth, especially a skill, over a period of time:
His body was honed to perfection. * She honed her debating skills at college. * It was a finely honed piece of writing.
2 to make a blade sharp or sharper
SYNSHARPEN:
The knife had been honed to razor sharpness. * The hook should be honed to a needle-sharp point.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for hone is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does hone appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — hone appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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