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- Dictionaryhoned/həʊnd/
adjective
- 1. (of a blade) sharpened: "a honed knife is easier and safer to handle than a dulled, nicked blade"
- 2. having been refined or perfected over a period of time: "a finely honed performance"
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HONED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of hone 2. to make an object sharp: 3. to make something…. Learn more.
to direct something such as an ability to make it more effective: He helps performers hone their skills as dancers and singers.
1. : to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone. 2. : to make more acute, intense, or effective : whet. helped her hone her comic timing Patricia Bosworth. honer noun. 2 of 3. noun. : whetstone. hone. 3 of 3. verb (2) honed; honing. intransitive verb. 1. dialect : yearn often used with for or after. 2.
hone verb [T] (MAKE PERFECT) to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose: be honed to perfection His physique was honed to perfection. Her debating skills were honed in the students ' union. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Honed definition: sharpened on a hone or whetstone. See examples of HONED used in a sentence.
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:
Definition of hone verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used with object) , honed, hon·ing. to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills. to sharpen on a whetstone with a fine, compact texture: to hone a carving knife. to enlarge or finish (a hole) using a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip.
verb. /hoʊn/ Verb Forms. to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time hone something She honed her debating skills at college. It was a finely honed piece of writing. hone something to something His body was honed to perfection. Join us.
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.
