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

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   Jun 30, 2013 · Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word axe, a cutting tool or a slang term for dismissal. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of axe.

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

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   Learn the meaning of axe as a noun and a verb in English, with examples and synonyms. Find out how to use axe in business, idioms, and phrases.

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

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and examples of the word axe, a tool with a bladed head for cutting wood or a slang term for dismissal or a musical instrument. Compare with hatchet, broadax, and other related terms.

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

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   Learn the different meanings and uses of the word axe in British and American English. Find out how to pronounce, spell, and conjugate axe, and see examples and synonyms.

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

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   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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAXE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Axe is a noun meaning a tool for cutting trees or wood, or a verb meaning to get rid of something or someone suddenly. See the pronunciation, examples and translations of axe in different languages.