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Meaning of hone

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hone

Pronunciation:/həʊn//hoʊn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.

  2. A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.

verb

Definitions

  1. To sharpen with a hone; to whet.

  2. To use a hone to produce a precision bore.

  3. To refine or master (a skill).

  4. To make more acute, intense, or effective.