axe

axe ¹

or ax  (ăks)

n. pl. ax·es (ăk′sĭz)

1. A tool with a bladed, usually heavy head mounted crosswise on a handle, used for felling trees or chopping wood.

2. Any of various bladed, handheld implements used as a cutting tool or weapon.

3. Informal A sudden termination of employment: My colleague got the axe yesterday.

4. Slang A musical instrument, especially a guitar.

tr.v. axed, ax·ing, ax·es

1. To chop or fell with or as if with an axe: axed down the saplings; axed out a foothold in the ice.

2. Informal To remove ruthlessly or suddenly: a social program that was axed to effectuate budget cuts.

Idiom:

axe to grind

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

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[Middle English, from Old English æx.]

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axe ²

 (ăks) Nonstandard

v.

Variant of ax².

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axe

(æks) or

ax

n, pl axes

1. (Tools) a hand tool with one side of its head forged and sharpened to a cutting edge, used for felling trees, splitting timber, etc. See also hatchet

2. an axe to grind

a. an ulterior motive

b. a grievance

c. a pet subject

3. (Commerce) dismissal, esp from employment; the sack (esp in the phrase get the axe)

4. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) dismissal, esp from employment; the sack (esp in the phrase get the axe)

5. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Brit severe cutting down of expenditure, esp the removal of unprofitable sections of a public service

6. (Instruments) slang US any musical instrument, esp a guitar or horn

vb (tr)

7. to chop or trim with an axe

8. informal to dismiss (employees), restrict (expenditure or services), or terminate (a project)

[Old English æx; related to Old Frisian axa, Old High German acchus, Old Norse öx, Latin ascia, Greek axinē]

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axe

Past participle: axed
Gerund: axing

Imperative

axe

axe

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle ax ax handle, axe handle - the handle of an ax ax head, axe head - the cutting head of an ax blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge broadax, broadaxe - a large ax with a broad cutting blade common ax, common axe, Dayton ax, Dayton axe - an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side double-bitted ax, double-bitted axe, Western ax, Western axe - an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) fireman's ax, fireman's axe - an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool hatchet - a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood) ice ax, ice axe, piolet - an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice poleax, poleaxe - an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
Verb	1.	axe - chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" ax hack, chop - cut with a hacking tool
	2.	axe - terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" ax terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

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axe

noun

1. hatchet, chopper, tomahawk, cleaver, adze She took an axe and wrecked the car.

verb

1. (Informal) abandon, end, pull, eliminate, cancel, scrap, wind up, turn off (informal), relegate, cut back, terminate, dispense with, discontinue, pull the plug on Community projects are being axed by the government.

2. (Informal) dismiss, fire (informal), sack (informal), remove, get rid of, discharge, throw out, oust, give (someone) their marching orders, give the boot to (slang), give the bullet to (Brit. slang), give the push to, give someone his or her P45 (informal) She was axed by the Edinburgh club in October after her comments about a referee.

an axe to grind pet subject, grievance, ulterior motive, private purpose, personal consideration, private ends I've got no axe to grind with him.

the axe (Informal) the sack (informal), dismissal, discharge, wind-up, the boot (slang), cancellation, cutback, termination, the chop (slang), the (old) heave-ho (informal), the order of the boot (slang) one of the four doctors facing the axe

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Translations

بَلْطَةفَأسيَتَخَلَّص مِنيُخَفِّض النَّفَقات

sekyraomezitpropustitredukovatsekera

økse

AxtBeilKorbrücksichtslos kürzenStreitaxt

τσεκούρι

hacha

kirvesraiumasõjakirves

kirvespotkurukkanensotakirveskenkä

hachecognéemettre à piedsabresabrer

גרזן

sjekira

baltafejszeleszállítszekerce

öxisegja uppskera niîur

asciaaccettaavere un interesse personaleridurrescarto

斧

도끼

asciasecuris

apkarpytiatleistikirvissumažinti

cirvissamazinātapcirptatlaist

bijl

økssi oppskjære ned påstridsøksgi sparken

siekieratopór

machado

топорсекира

sekera

sekiraodpustitioklestiti

sekiraсекира

yxastridsyxa

ขวาน

baltakısıntı yapmakkısmakkovmakatmak

rìu

减少削减斧斧子解雇

axe

ax (US) [æks]

A. N (= tool) → hacha f
when the axe fell → cuando se descargó el golpe
to have an axe to grind → tener un interés creado
I have no axe to grind → no tengo ningún interés personal
to get or be given the axe [employee] → ser despedido; [project] → ser cancelado

B. VT [+ budget] → recortar; [+ project, service] → cancelar; [+ jobs] → reducir; [+ staff] → despedir

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axe

[ˈæks] (British) ax (US)

n → hache f
to have an axe to grind (fig) → agir par intérêt, prêcher pour son saint

vt [+ employee] → renvoyer; [+ project] → abandonner; [+ jobs] → supprimer

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axe

, (US) ax

n → Axt f, → Beil nt; (fig) → (radikale) Kürzung; to wield the axe on something (fig) → etw radikal kürzen; to get or be given the axe (employee) → abgesägt werden; (project) → eingestellt werden; the axe has fallen on the project → das Projekt ist dem Rotstift zum Opfer gefallen; to have an/no axe to grind (fig) → ein/kein persönliches Interesse haben; axe murderer → Axtmörder(in) m(f)

vt plans, projects, jobs → streichen; person → entlassen

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axe

ax (Am) [æks]

1. n → ascia, scure f
to have an axe to grind (fig) → fare i propri interessi or il proprio tornaconto

2. vt (fig) (expenditure) → ridurre drasticamente; (person) → liquidare (per ragioni economiche); (project) → annullare; (jobs) → sopprimere

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axe

(ӕks) (American) ax noun

a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces. byl فَأس брадва machado sekyra die Axt økse τσεκούριhacha kirves تبر kirves hacheגרזן कुल्हाड़ी sjekira fejsze kapak öxi ascia 斧 도끼 kirvis cirvis kapak bijl økssiekiera تبر machado topor топор sekera sekira sekira yxa ขวาน balta 斧 сокира کلہاڑا cái rìu 斧

verb

1. to get rid of; to dismiss. They've axed 50% of their staff. ontslaan يَتَخَلَّص مِن съкращавам despedir propustit rücksichtslos kürzen skære ned på κάνω περικοπές προσωπικού, αποπέμπωdespedir, poner de patitas en la calle, echar (töölt) lahti laskma, vallandama اخراج کردن leikata mettre à pied לְפַטֵר काटना otpustiti elbocsát memecat segja upp ridurre 解雇する 해고하다 sumažinti, atleisti samazināt; atlaist buang afschaffen, ontslaansi opp, gi sparken zwolniać خارجول despedir a da afară увольнять prepustiť odpustiti otpustiti sparka, avskeda กำจัด; ปลดจากตำแหน่ง atmak, kovmak 裁減，遣散 скорочувати چھٹکارا پانا sa thải 解雇，削减

2. to reduce (costs, services etc). Government spending in education has been axed. verminder يُخَفِّض النَّفَقات намалявам reduzir omezit, redukovat rücksichtslos kürzen skære ned κάνω περικοπή δαπανών recortar, reducir kärpima کاهش دادن vähentää sabrer לְקַצֵץ कम करना smanjiti leszállít (költségeket, stb.) mengurangi skera niður ridurre 削減する 삭감하다 apkarpyti, sumažinti samazināt; apcirpt dikurangkan verminderenskjære ned påobciąć په لګښت کی کموالی راوستل reduzir a re­duce сокращать obmedziť zmanjšati smanjiti göra stora nedskärningar ลด (ค่าใช้จ่าย) kısıntı yapmak, kısmak 減少 зменшувати, урізувати گھٹانا ، کم کرنا giảm bớt 减少

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axe

→ بَلْطَة sekyra økse Beil τσεκούρι hacha kirves hache sjekira ascia 斧 도끼 bijl øks siekiera machado топор yxa ขวาน balta rìu 斧子

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