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hone

/ hone /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

Type of:

whetstone

verb Sense 2

sharpen with a hone

"hone a knife"

Type of:

sharpen

Kinds of:

set

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 3

make perfect or complete

"perfect your French in Paris!"

Type of:

better improve amend

Kinds of:

optimize optimise polish round round off

Derived:

perfection perfecter

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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