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axe
noun
a
tool
with
a
long
handle
and
a
heavy
metal
blade
,
used
for
chopping
wood
or
cutting
down
trees
•
The
lumberjack
swung
his
axe
and
the
pine
tree
fell
with
a
crash
.
The
lumberjack
swung
his
axe
and
the
pine
tree
fell
with
a
crash
.
•
Emma
sharpened
her
axe
before
chopping
firewood
for
the
stove
.
Emma
sharpened
her
axe
before
chopping
firewood
for
the
stove
.
Old
English
‘
æx
’,
from
Proto-Germanic
*akus-
,
related
to
German
‘
Axt
’
and
Dutch
‘
bijl
’
verb
-
axe
,
axing
,
axes
,
axed
to
cut
or
chop
something
with
an
axe
•
The
workers
axed
the
old
apple
tree
blocking
the
road
.
The
workers
axed
the
old
apple
tree
blocking
the
road
.
•
He
is
axing
branches
to
build
a
shelter
.
He
is
axing
branches
to
build
a
shelter
.
Derived
from
the
noun
‘
axe
’,
used
as
a
verb
since
Middle
English
.
noun
(
slang
)
an
electric
guitar
,
especially
used
by
rock
or
jazz
musicians
•
The
rock
star
slung
his
shiny
red
axe
over
his
shoulder
before
the
concert
.
The
rock
star
slung
his
shiny
red
axe
over
his
shoulder
before
the
concert
.
•
Mia
saved
up
to
buy
her
first
electric
axe
.
Mia
saved
up
to
buy
her
first
electric
axe
.
US
jazz
slang
from
the
1950s
,
comparing
a
guitar
to
a
powerful
tool
.
noun
(
informal
)
the
act
of
dismissing
someone
from
a
job
,
or
the
event
of
something
being
ended
suddenly
•
After
the
budget
cuts
,
twenty
workers
got
the
axe
.
After
the
budget
cuts
,
twenty
workers
got
the
axe
.
•
Rumors
of
the
axe
made
everyone
in
the
office
nervous
.
Rumors
of
the
axe
made
everyone
in
the
office
nervous
.
Figurative
use
from
the
idea
of
chopping
something
off
sharply
,
first
recorded
in
US
English
in
the
19th
century
.
verb
-
axe
,
axing
,
axes
,
axed
to
suddenly
end
,
cancel
,
or
remove
something
such
as
a
plan
,
service
,
or
job
•
The
company
axed
its
free
lunch
program
to
cut
costs
.
The
company
axed
its
free
lunch
program
to
cut
costs
.
•
The
network
plans
on
axing
three
underperforming
shows
.
The
network
plans
on
axing
three
underperforming
shows
.
Figurative
verb
use
from
cutting
tool
sense
,
first
appearing
in
early
20th-century
journalism
.