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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    The ax is the order to give up your job or to stop or prevent something from happening: Three staff members got the ax yesterday. If the budget is cut, educational programs will get the ax. Everyone is scared to death wondering where the ax will fall next.

  4. 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.

  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. 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.

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

    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.

  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.

  9. 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.

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

    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.

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

    AXE meaning: 1. a tool that has a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle, used for cutting…. Learn more.