Axe Definition

axed

noun

A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

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An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

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(informal) A dismissal or rejection.

His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe.

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(slang, music) A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.

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(finance) A directional position or interest, by a dealer in a financial market - if one wishes to unload stock, one is “axed to sell" or “has an axe". Derived from “have an axe to grind", which is also used.

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verb

axed

To fell or chop with an axe.

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To terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner.

The government announced its plans to axe public spending.

The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.

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To lay off: to terminate a person's employment.

He got axed in the last round of firings.

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To furnish with an axle.

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1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Luke IIi.

And the people axed hym, sayinge: What shall we do then.

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Other Word Forms of Axe

Noun

Singular:

axe

Plural:

axes¹

Origin of Axe

From Middle English, from Old English æx, from Proto-Germanic *akwisÄ«, probably from a Proto-Indo-European *hâ‚‚egÊ·s-ihâ‚‚- (“axe"), from *hâ‚‚eḱ- (“sharp, pointed"). Compare German Axt, Danish økse, Icelandic öxi, and also Latin acsia.

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