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- Dictionaryaxe/aks/
noun
- 1. a tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle: "I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood"
- 2. a musical instrument used in popular music or jazz, especially a guitar or (originally) a saxophone. informal
verb
- 1. end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly: "the company is axing 125 jobs" Similar
- 2. cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively: "the mahogany panelling had been axed"
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AXE definition: 1. a tool that has a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle, used for cutting…. Learn more.
Jun 30, 2013 · The meaning of AXE is a cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood.
a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead. a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other. any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) verb. chop or split with an ax. “ axe wood”. synonyms: ax. see more. verb.
1. To chop or fell with or as if with an axe: axed down the saplings; axed out a foothold in the ice. 2. Informal To remove ruthlessly or suddenly: a social program that was axed to effectuate budget cuts. Idiom: axe to grind. A selfish or ulterior aim: He claimed to be disinterested, but I knew he had an axe to grind.
1. a hand tool with one side of its head forged and sharpened to a cutting edge, used for felling trees, splitting timber, etc. See also hatchet. 2. See an axe to grind. 3. See the axe. 4. US slang. any musical instrument, esp a guitar or horn. verb (transitive) 5. to chop or trim with an axe.
Axe definition: a hand tool with one side of its head forged and sharpened to a cutting edge, used for felling trees, splitting timber, etc. See examples of AXE used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'axe' 1. An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle. [...] 2. If someone's job or something such as a public service or a television programme is axed, it is ended suddenly and without discussion. [...] 3.
AXE definition: 1. a tool consisting of a wooden handle with a sharp piece of metal at one end, used for cutting…. Learn more.
Axe definition: A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
a hand tool with one side of its head forged and sharpened to a cutting edge, used for felling trees, splitting timber, etc. an axe to grind ⇒ an ulterior motive. a grievance. a pet subject. the axe ⇒ informal dismissal, esp from employment; the sack (esp in the phrase get the axe)
