axe

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noun

ˈaks

variants or ax

plural axes

: 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

: a hammer with a sharp edge for dressing (see dress entry 1 sense 6e) or spalling stone

informal

: removal from office or release from employment : dismissal

—usually used with the

Employees with poor evaluations got the axe.Trump quickly gave him the ax [=fired him] for his incompetence.

Laura Petrecca

: abrupt elimination or severe reduction of something

Unlimited expense accounts, signing bonuses, and office plants—all are getting the ax [=being cut or eliminated] thanks to corporate cost-cutting measures.

Amanda Hinnant

No party was brave enough to offend its supporters by taking an axe to [=severely reducing] expenditure.

The Economist

slang : any of several musical instruments (such as a guitar or a saxophone)

Example Sentences

Noun the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax Verb The boss told him that he had been axed. the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The owner chased after it with the ax and started hacking the snake into pieces.

Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Her hands were chopped off with a machete, her head was struck with an ax, and her body was dumped along W.W. White Road near Higdon Road.

Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Aug. 2022 And that's going to be straight up through the roof with an ax.

Angela Fritz, CNN, 29 July 2022 But by the 1940s, any tree in an expanding Washington was threatened with the ax.

John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 That raised hopes among some that the court might be ready to wield an ax to capital punishment in California, a state that has produced the nation’s largest death row but hardly any executions.

Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2021 When coach Justin Fuente found the ax in Blacksburg, Va., player defections followed.

Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 The acoustic ax in question was given to a young Riley B. King by his mother’s first cousin in 1931.

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022 Many of the titles getting the ax come from HBO Max’s kids and family department — as do many of the layoffs occuring at WBD.

Selome Hailu, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022

Verb

The European Union wants ax its dependence on Russian oil and gas by two-thirds this year and completely over five years through alternative sources, wind and solar, and conservation.

Derek Gatopoulos, ajc, 29 Apr. 2022 Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the decision to ax the comedy was made months ago after the now fourth season and ultimate series finale aired back in December.

Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2022 Irwin didn’t ax all of Patrick Henry’s advanced courses.

Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 Her father also worked as a blacksmith and made baskets and ax handles.

Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 Noting Germany's decision last month to freeze the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Novak said Russia could ax the existing Nord Stream 1 pipeline – considered one of Europe's main sources of natural gas.

Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2022 The cancellations come after a week of travel chaos over the holidays that saw airlines ax thousands of flights, with some blaming the spread of omicron among crew and other staff.

NBC News, 29 Dec. 2021 SkyWest, a major partner for United, Delta, American and Alaska, has had among the heaviest flight cancellations in the past couple of weeks as airlines tend to ax those regional flights first.

Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2022 The Mayo Clinic has faced some backlash over its policy, with 38 lawmakers signing a letter to the hospital last month asking it to ax the rule.

NBC News, 5 Jan. 2022 See More

单词	axed
释义	axe 1 of 2 noun ˈaks variants or ax plural axes 1 : 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 2 : a hammer with a sharp edge for dressing (see dress entry 1 sense 6e) or spalling stone 3 informal a : removal from office or release from employment : dismissal —usually used with the Employees with poor evaluations got the axe.Trump quickly gave him the ax [=fired him] for his incompetence. Laura Petrecca b : abrupt elimination or severe reduction of something Unlimited expense accounts, signing bonuses, and office plants—all are getting the ax [=being cut or eliminated] thanks to corporate cost-cutting measures. Amanda Hinnant No party was brave enough to offend its supporters by taking an axe to [=severely reducing] expenditure. The Economist 4 slang : any of several musical instruments (such as a guitar or a saxophone) axe 2 of 2 verb variants or ax axed; axing; axes transitive verb 1 a : to shape, dress (see dress entry 1 sense 6e), or trim with an axe axe stone b : to chop, split, or sever with an axe axe branches from a tree 2 informal : to remove abruptly (as from employment or from a budget) The TV program was axed from the new schedule. Phrases axe to grind : an ulterior often selfish underlying purpose claims that he has no axe to grind in criticizing the proposed law Synonyms Noun discharge dismissal furlough layoff redundancy [chiefly British] Verb bounce can cashier discharge dismiss fire muster out pink-slip release remove retire sack terminate turn off See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax Verb The boss told him that he had been axed. the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets Recent Examples on the Web Noun The owner chased after it with the ax and started hacking the snake into pieces. Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Her hands were chopped off with a machete, her head was struck with an ax, and her body was dumped along W.W. White Road near Higdon Road. Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Aug. 2022 And that's going to be straight up through the roof with an ax. Angela Fritz, CNN, 29 July 2022 But by the 1940s, any tree in an expanding Washington was threatened with the ax. John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 That raised hopes among some that the court might be ready to wield an ax to capital punishment in California, a state that has produced the nation’s largest death row but hardly any executions. Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2021 When coach Justin Fuente found the ax in Blacksburg, Va., player defections followed. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 The acoustic ax in question was given to a young Riley B. King by his mother’s first cousin in 1931. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022 Many of the titles getting the ax come from HBO Max’s kids and family department — as do many of the layoffs occuring at WBD. Selome Hailu, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022 Verb The European Union wants ax its dependence on Russian oil and gas by two-thirds this year and completely over five years through alternative sources, wind and solar, and conservation. Derek Gatopoulos, ajc, 29 Apr. 2022 Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the decision to ax the comedy was made months ago after the now fourth season and ultimate series finale aired back in December. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2022 Irwin didn’t ax all of Patrick Henry’s advanced courses. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 Her father also worked as a blacksmith and made baskets and ax handles. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 Noting Germany's decision last month to freeze the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Novak said Russia could ax the existing Nord Stream 1 pipeline – considered one of Europe's main sources of natural gas. Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2022 The cancellations come after a week of travel chaos over the holidays that saw airlines ax thousands of flights, with some blaming the spread of omicron among crew and other staff. NBC News, 29 Dec. 2021 SkyWest, a major partner for United, Delta, American and Alaska, has had among the heaviest flight cancellations in the past couple of weeks as airlines tend to ax those regional flights first. Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2022 The Mayo Clinic has faced some backlash over its policy, with 38 lawmakers signing a letter to the hospital last month asking it to ax the rule. NBC News, 5 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English, from Old English æcs; akin to Old High German ackus ax, Latin ascia, Greek axinē First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing axe axe to grind battle-axe taking an axe to got the axe axe to grind battle-axe taking an axe to got the axe axed verb past tense of ax as in sacked to let go from office, service, or employment the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sacked removed dismissed fired retired released terminated cashiered canned pink-slipped discharged downsized bounced mustered out sent packing excessed turned off trimmed furloughed laid off showed (someone) the door unseated kicked out separated threw out chucked (out) booted (out) drummed (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms employed hired retained engaged signed (up or on) kept rehired took on contracted reemployed subcontracted recruited re-employed See More
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