hatchet

hatch·et  (hcht)

n.

1. A small, short-handled ax for use in one hand.

2. A tomahawk.

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[Middle English hachet, from Old French hachete, diminutive of hache, ax, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German happa, sickle.]

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hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt]

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a short axe used for chopping wood, etc.

2. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a tomahawk

3. (modifier) of narrow dimensions and sharp features a hatchet face

bury the hatchet to cease hostilities and become reconciled

[from Old French hachette, from hache axe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German happa knife]

hatchet-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hatchet - weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians tomahawk weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
	2.	hatchet - a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood) ax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle broad hatchet - a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead claw hatchet - a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails half hatchet - a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other

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hatchet

noun axe, machete, tomahawk, cleaver I have a small hatchet, not near sharp enough.

bury the hatchet make up, make peace, cease hostilities Can we bury the hatchet?

Translations

hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt]

A. N → hacha f (pequeña)
see also bury

B. CPD hatchet job N → crítica f vitriólica
to do a hatchet job on sb → poner por los suelos a algn, poner a algn a caer de un burro or a parir
hatchet man N (US) ejecutor de faenas desagradables por cuenta de otro; (= assassin) → sicario m, asesino m a sueldo

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hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt] n → hachette f
to bury the hatchet (= make peace) → enterrer la hache de guerre
hatchet job n → démolissage m
to do a hatchet job on sb → mettre qn en pièces
hatchet man n → homme m de main

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hatchet

n → Beil nt; (= tomahawk) → Kriegsbeil nt; to bury the hatchet (fig) → das Kriegsbeil begraben

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hatchet:

hatchet face

n → scharf geschnittenes Gesicht; (inf: = person) → Raubvogelgesicht nt

hatchet-faced

adj → mit scharfen Gesichtszügen

hatchet job

n (inf) to do a hatchet on somebody → jdn fertigmachen (inf)

hatchet man

n (= hired killer) → gedungener Mörder; (fig) → Vollstreckungsbeamte(r) m

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hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt] n → accetta, ascia

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hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt] n → accetta, ascia

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hatchet

n hatchet [ˈhӕtʃit]

a small axe held in one hand. handbyltjie فأْس صَغيرَه брадвичка sekyrka håndøkse das Beil τσεκουράκι hacha, destral kirves تبر كوچك piilukirves hachette גַרזֶן कुठारी, परशु sjekirica fejsze kapak lítil handöxi accetta 手おの 손도끼 kirvukas cirvītis kapak kecil handbijl (strids)øks topór machadinha toporişcă топорик sekerka sekirica sekirica yxa ขวานด้ามเล็ก ๆ ufak balta 短柄斧 сокира چھوٹے دستے کی کلہاڑی rìu nhẹ cán ngắn 短柄斧