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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
If someone's job or something such as a public service or a television programme is axed, it is ended suddenly and without discussion. If a person or institution is facing the axe, that person is likely to lose their job or that institution is likely to be closed, usually in order to save money.
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.
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. Slang A musical instrument, especially a guitar.
a tool consisting of a wooden handle with a sharp piece of metal at one end, used for cutting trees or wood.
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.
Definition of axe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
