Definitions of hone
British English : hone 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. VERBLeading companies spend time and money on honing the skills of senior managers.
noun
- a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors
- a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc
verb
- (transitive) to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone
verb (intransitive)
- often foll by for or after to yearn or pine
- to moan or grieve