carve vs hew

carve and hew both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carve	No	No	Yes	No
hew	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hew is a hyponym of carve; that is, hew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carve:

Other hyponyms of carve include hew out, grave, sculpt, sculpture, fret.

carve (verb)	hew (verb)
cut to pieces	strike with an axe; cut down, strike
form by carving	make or shape as with an axe
engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface