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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.
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.
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 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.
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:
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.
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.
noun. hones. A fine-grained, hard stone used to sharpen cutting tools. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A tool with a rotating abrasive tip for enlarging holes to precise dimensions. American Heritage. A kind of swelling in the cheek. Wiktionary. verb. honed, hones, honing. To sharpen with or as with a hone. Webster's New World.
