axe

[US]/æks/
[UK]/æks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a tool typically used for chopping wood, usually with a metal blade and a wooden handle
vt. to chop or cut with an axe; to reduce or remove significantly

Phrases & Collocations

sharp axe

get the axe

ice axe

Example Sentences

he swung the axe to chop down the tree.

This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.

thirty staff are facing the axe at the Royal Infirmary.

the Chancellor warned the cabinet to axe public spending.

the show was axed after non-stop criticism.

use an ice axe to halt a slide on ice and snow.

a social program that was axed to effectuate budget cuts.

The axe is too blunt to cut down the tree.

He swung the axe and with one blow split open the door.

his thigh had been axed open to the bone.

Having no particular political axe to grind, he stood for election as an independent candidate.

The axe go to the wood where it borrow its helve.

2,500 staff were axed as part of a rationalization programme.

And an error model to orthogonalize axes,rectify sensitivity and eliminate zeroshift,is presented.

embryonic axes Primitive differentiation of the embryo?; an elongate thickening of blastodermal tissue.

It is said that another 350 jobs were axed by the company yesterday

When you have finished using the axe, please replace it.

They equipped themselves with a pair of sharp axes and set off for the forest.

I axed her once if she would want pipes and t'ings put into her body.

Results Gnathion and gonion showed positive displacement on X and Y axes and negative displacement on Z axis.

Real-world Examples

Thanks for helping me pick out my axe.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

And he's laid his axe down.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

Tell your brother I have an axe to grind with him.

Source: Discussing American culture.

There, the Paul Bunyan statue held an axe.

Source: U.S. Route 66

Tip number one is to sharpen the axe.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

Accenture and KPMG have both swung the axe.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" But do any of them have an axe? "

Source: VOA Special July 2020 Collection

The expression is 'to have an axe to grind'.

Source: BBC Authentic English

And he got the axe. Oh, what was his job?

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Don't be naive.She obviously has an axe to grind.

Source: Discussing American culture.

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