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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

   • A

     1

   • X

     8

   • E

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAXE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   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.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › axeAXE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › axeAxe - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAXE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1.countable noun. 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.verb [usually passive] If someone's job or something such as a public service or a television programme is axed, it is ended suddenly and without discussion.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › axeAxe - definition of axe by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionaxe noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of axe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.