transcription, транскрипция: [ hoʊn ]
( hones, honing, honed)
1.
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.
Leading companies spend time and money on honing the skills of senior managers...
VERB : V n
2.
If you hone a blade, weapon, or tool, you sharpen it on a stone or with a special device. ( TECHNICAL )
...four grinding wheels for honing fine edged tools and implements.
...a thin, honed blade.
= sharpen
VERB : V n , V-ed