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   axe

   /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"
   • ▪ a measure intended to reduce costs drastically, especially one involving redundancies: "thirty staff are facing the axe at the Royal Infirmary"
   • 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 cancelwithdrawdropabandonendterminateput an end todiscontinueinformal:scrapcutjunkditchdumpgive something the choppull the plug onknock something on the headdismissgive someone noticethrow outget rid oflay offlet godischargemake redundantinformal:sackfirekick outboot outgive someone the sackgive someone the bootgive someone the bulletgive someone the (old) heave-hogive someone the pushgive someone their marching ordersshow someone the doorgive someone the elbowgive someone their cards
   • ▪ reduce (costs or services) drastically: "the Chancellor warned the cabinet to axe public spending"
   • 2. cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively: "the mahogany panelling had been axed"

   Word Origin Old Englishæx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aaks and German Axt.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What is an axe used for?

   • 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. If someone's job or something such as a public service or a television programme is axed, it is ended suddenly and without discussion.

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   What does axe mean?

   • machado, cortar, despedir… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! AXE definition: 1. a tool that has a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle, used for cutting….

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   What is axe to grind?

   • to have private reasons for being involved in something or for arguing for a particular cause She had no axe to grind and was only acting out of concern for their safety. These criticisms are commonly voiced by those who have some political axe to grind. Definition of axe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Is axe the same as axe?

   • But you will see axe in American English fairly frequently. Many dictionaries say that “ax” is the most common spelling in the U.S. You will find the shortened form in compound names such as pickax and poleax. However, according to Garner’s Modern English Usage, axe is actually about twice as common as ax.

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   • English (US)

     AXE meaning: 1. a tool that has a heavy iron or steel blade...

   • Znaczenie Axe, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     axe definicja: 1. a tool that has a heavy iron or steel...

   • Axe: Thai Translation

     axe translate: ขวาน, กำจัด; ปลดจากตำแหน่ง, ลด (ค่าใช้จ่าย)....

   • Axe: Korean Translation

     axe translate: 도끼. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Axe Spanish Translation

     AXE translate: hacha, eliminar, cancelar, hacha, despedir,...

   • Axe: Catalan Translation

     axe translate: destral. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Axe: Russian Translation

     AXE translate: топор , сокращать . Learn more in the...

   • Axe: Japanese Translation

     axe translate: （木を切る）おの. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   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.

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   Definitions of axe. noun. an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle. synonyms: ax. see more. verb. chop or split with an ax. “ axe wood”. synonyms: ax.

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