axe

Definition of Axe in English :

1. ax, axe

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

2. ax, axe

chop or split with an ax

Example Sentences:
'axe wood'

3. ax, axe

terminate

Example Sentences:
'The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Axe

nounWord forms: plural axes

1.

a hand tool with one side of its head forged and sharpened to a cutting edge, used for felling trees, splitting timber, etc

n. pl. ax·es (ăksĭz)

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.

tr.v. axed, ax·ing, ax·es

1. To chop or fell with or as if with an axe: axed down the saplings; axed out a foothold in the ice.

2. Informal To remove ruthlessly or suddenly: a social program that was axed to effectuate budget cuts.

v.

Variant of ax².