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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

     1

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

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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: Polish Translation

     AXE translate: siekiera, topór, likwidować, siekiera,...

   • Axe: Korean Translation

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

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   • Axe: French Translation

     AXE translate: hache, abandonner, réduire, supprimer. Learn...

   • Axe: Catalan Translation

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

   • Axe Spanish Translation

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

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

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAXE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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