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- DictionaryAxe/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"
- 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"
- 2. cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively: "the door had been axed by the firefighters"