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axe US, ax [æks] n pl axes 1. (Engineering / 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 an axe to grind a. an ulterior motive b. a grievance c. a pet subject the axe Informal a. (Business / Commerce) (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) dismissal, esp from employment; the sack (esp in the phrase get the axe) b. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Brit severe cutting down of expenditure, esp the removal of unprofitable sections of a public service 4. (Music / Instruments) US slang any musical instrument, esp a guitar or horn vb (tr)
1. to chop or trim with an axe 2. 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] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
axe 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 Translations axe ax (US) [æks] axe [ˈæks] (British) ax (US) 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) 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 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 n axe [ӕks] a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces. byl فَأس брадва sekyra økse die Axt τσεκούρι hacha kirves تبر kirves hache גַרזֵן कुल्हाड़ी sjekira fejsze kapak öxi ascia 斧 도끼 kirvis cirvis kapak bijl øks siekiera machado topor топор sekera sekira sekira yxa ขวาน balta 斧 сокира کلہاڑا cái rìu 斧 v 1 to get rid of; to dismiss They've axed 50% of their staff. ontslaan يَتَخَلَّص مِن съкращавам propustit skære ned på rücksichtslos kürzen κάνω περικοπές προσωπικού, αποπέμπω despedir, 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, ontslaan si opp, gi sparken zwolniać 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 omezit, redukovat skære ned rücksichtslos kürzen κάνω περικοπή δαπανών recortar, reducir kärpima کاهش دادن vähentää sabrer (dans) לְקַצֵץ कम करना smanjiti leszállít (költségeket, stb.) mengurangi skera niður ridurre 削減する 삭감하다 apkarpyti, sumažinti samazināt; apcirpt dikurangkan verminderen skjære ned på obciąć 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 axe → بَلْطَة sekyra økse Beil τσεκούρι hacha kirves hache sjekira ascia 斧 도끼 bijl øks siekiera machado топор yxa ขวาน balta cái rìu 斧子 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Does someone at The Advocate have an ax to grind with Mr. Each has a patented technology in their pocket and many have an ax to grind. Hillary's former press secretary Howard Wolfson told Morris, ``You have an ax to grind,'' and Democratic spokesman Lanny Davis began, ``Clinton haters, which your show seems to appeal to . |
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