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   Axe

   /aks/

   

   noun

   • 1. a tool typically used for chopping wood, usually a steel blade attached at a right angle to a wooden handle: "I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood"
   • ▪ a measure intended to reduce costs drastically, especially one that involves elimination of staff: "thirty workers are facing the axe in the assembly department"
   • 2. a musical instrument, especially one played by a jazz or rock musician. informal

   verb

   • 1. end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly: "the company is axing 125 jobs" Similar cancelwithdrawdropabandonendterminateput an end todiscontinueinformal:scrapcutjunkditchdumpgive something the choppull the plug onknock something on the headdismissgive someone noticethrow outget rid oflay offlet godischargemake redundantinformal:sackfirekick outboot outgive someone the sackgive someone the bootgive someone the bulletgive someone the (old) heave-hogive someone the pushgive someone their marching ordersshow someone the doorgive someone the elbowgive someone their cards
   • ▪ reduce (costs or services) drastically: "the candidates all promised to axe government spending"
   • 2. cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively: "the door had been axed by the firefighters"

   Word Origin Old Englishæx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aaks and German Axt.

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   What are the materials used to make axes?

   • Axes made of copper, bronze, iron and steel appeared as these technologies developed. The axe is an example of a simple machine, as it is a type of wedge, or dual inclined plane. This reduces the effort needed by the wood chopper. It splits the wood into two parts by the pressure concentration at the blade.

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   What is the best type of axe to buy?

   • High performance splitting axes split small- to medium-sized logs and are ideal for prepping firewood, while our ultra-sharp chopping axes chop deeper with every swing for felling trees. Smaller, more portable hatchets are great for chopping kindling and are easy to carry for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts.

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   What are the different uses of axes?

   • The Axe, commonly mispelled as "ax", has hundreds of uses. Splitting wood, clearing brush, and even using it as a wedge are some of the common uses for the tool. Take it camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, or ice climbing. The axe comes in a variety of sizes and styles each with different advantages.

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   What is the difference between a hatchet and an axe?

   • A hatchet looks like an axe, except it has a shorter handle, usually 12 to 18 inches long. Hatchets are used for fine detail work, limbing, small splitting jobs, and sometimes felling small trees. They’re not necessarily great for splitting, but they can be used to make kindling or break apart smaller pieces of wood if needed.

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of axe, a cutting tool for wood and a slang term for dismissal or reduction. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of axe.

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   to reduce services, jobs, payments, etc. a lot or completely without warning or in a single action: Because of the recession the company will have to axe 350 jobs. The TV series will be axed owing to a decline in popularity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   Axe is a noun that refers to a hand tool for cutting or splitting wood, or a verb that means to dismiss or terminate something. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and related words of axe from Dictionary.com.

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   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.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of axe as a tool and an informal term for losing one's job. Find out the difference between axe and other similar words in the Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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   Axe is a tool with a bladed, usually heavy head mounted crosswise on a handle, used for felling trees or chopping wood. It can also mean to chop or fell with an axe, to remove ruthlessly or suddenly, or to dismiss someone from employment. See synonyms, translations, and examples of usage.