ax
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/æks/
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/æks/
noun
R
A tool with a handle and a sharp metal blade for cutting wood or trees.
He used an ax to chop firewood for the campfire.
R
When someone gets the ax, they lose their job; when a project gets the ax, it is stopped.
The new project got the ax due to budget cuts.
verb
R
To remove or stop a service or system, often to save money.
The company decided to ax the underperforming product line.
R
To remove someone from their job.
The manager had to ax several employees after the merger.
R
To kill someone with an ax.
In the story, the villain tried to ax his enemy.
translation
A tool with a handle and a sharp metal blade for cutting wood or trees.; When someone gets the ax, they lose their job; when a project gets the ax, it is stopped.
To remove or stop a service or system, often to save money.; To remove someone from their job.; To kill someone with an ax.
Word Forms
3rd Present
axes
Past
axed
Perfect
axed
Progressive
axing
Plural
axes