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- Dictionaryhone/həʊn/
verb
- 1. sharpen (a blade): "he was carefully honing the curved blade"
- 2. refine or perfect (something) over a period of time: "some of the best players in the world honed their skills playing street football"
noun
- 1. a whetstone, especially one used to sharpen razors.
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HONE definition: 1. to make an object sharp: 2. to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose…. Learn more.
to direct something such as an ability to make it more effective: He helps performers hone their skills as dancers and singers.
Hone definition: to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect. See examples of HONE used in a sentence.
The meaning of HONE is to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone. How to use hone in a sentence.
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. Hone, the verb, literally means to sharpen with a hone, a whetstone used to sharpen cutting tools.
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.
Hone definition: A fine-grained whetstone for giving a keen edge to a cutting tool.
to improve something and make it perfect: This is an opportunity for you to hone your skills. (Definition of hone from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hone. in Chinese (Traditional) 變鋒利, 使…變鋒利, 把…磨尖… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 变锋利, 使…变锋利, 把…磨尖… See more. in Spanish. afilar, poner a punto…
If you hone something, for example a skill, technique, idea, or product, you carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose. Leading companies spend time and money on honing the skills of senior managers.
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:
