hone: Meaning and Definition of

hone

1. a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
2. a precision tool with a mechanically rotated abrasive tip, for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.

1. to sharpen on a hone: to hone a carving knife.
2. to enlarge or finish (a hole) with a hone.
3. to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect: to hone one's skills.

hone

1. to yearn; long: to hone for the farm life; to hone after peach pie.
2. to moan and groan.