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Noun: axe  aks
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=ax)
  1. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
    - ax [US]
Verb: axe  aks
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=ax)
  1. Chop or split with an axe
    "axe wood"
    - ax [US]
     
  2. Terminate
    "they will axe the research program"
    - ax [US]

Derived forms: axed, axing

Type of: chop, edge tool, end, hack, terminate

Encyclopedia: Axe

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