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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"
    • 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 cancelwithdrawdropabandon
    • 2. cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively: "the mahogany panelling had been axed"

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

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › axeAxe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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. How to use axe in a sentence.

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

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

    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.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AxeAxe - Wikipedia

    An axe ( / æks / sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol.

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

    n. pl. ax·es (ăk′sĭz) 1. A tool with a bladed, usually heavy head mounted crosswise on a handle, used for felling trees or chopping wood. 2. Any of various bladed, handheld implements used as a cutting tool or weapon. 3. Informal A sudden termination of employment: My colleague got the axe yesterday. 4.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishaxe noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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