Axe

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  • noun & verb . undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See ax.
  • noun. ax.
  • See ax.
  • noun. An English name of a native species of Lobelia, L. urens.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • See ax, axman.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Alternative form of ask.
  • noun. The axle of a wheel.
  • verb. To furnish with an axle.
  • noun. A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
  • noun. An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
  • noun. A dismissal or rejection.
  • noun. A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
  • verb. To fell or chop with an axe.
  • verb. To terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner.
  • verb. To lay off: to terminate a person's employment
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  • verb. chop or split with an ax
  • verb. terminate
  • noun. an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
  • Word Usage
    "IV. v.218 (300,8) And where the offence is, let the great axe fall] [W: tax] _Fall_ corresponds better to _axe_."
    Equivalent
    axeman  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chop  end  hack  terminate  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Acts  Jacks  Macs  Max  Sachs  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arrow  ax  axis  chisel  dagger  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    boot  chop  downsize  fire  lay off  
    variant
    ax  axman  
    verb-form
    axed  axes  axing