Axe Word Meaning

Old English æx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aaks and German Axt

a tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle

tool for chopping wood

• I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood
• an axe blade

a musical instrument used in popular music or jazz, especially a guitar or (originally) a saxophone.

guitar or saxophone

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end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

end or cancel ruthlessly

• the company is axing 125 jobs
• 2,500 staff were axed as part of a rationalization programme

cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively

cut or strike with axe

• the mahogany panelling had been axed

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