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"Ax" Definition

noun

A tool with a bladed, usually heavy head mounted crosswise on a handle, used for felling trees or chopping wood.
Any of various bladed, hand-held implements used as a cutting tool or weapon.
Informal A sudden termination of employment: My colleague got the ax yesterday.
Slang A musical instrument, especially a guitar.
A cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood.

abbreviation

Axiom.
Axis.

biographical name

Emanuel 1949–     Am. (Ukrainian-born of Polish parents) pianist.

idiom

Ax to grind A selfish or ulterior aim: He claimed to be disinterested, but I knew he had an ax to grind.

verb-transitive

Informal To remove ruthlessly or suddenly: a social program that was axed to effectuate budget cuts.
To chop or fell with or as if with an ax: axed down the saplings; axed out a foothold in the ice.

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