English noun: axe | |||
1. | axe (artifact) an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | ||
Synonyms | ax | ||
Broader (hypernym) | edge tool | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | broadax, broadaxe, common ax, common axe, Dayton ax, Dayton axe, double-bitted ax, double-bitted axe, fireman's ax, fireman's axe, hatchet, ice ax, ice axe, piolet, poleax, poleaxe, Western ax, Western axe | ||
Part holonym | ax handle, ax head, axe handle, axe head, blade, haft, helve | ||
English verb: axe | |||
1. | axe (contact) chop or split with an ax | ||
Samples | Axe wood. | ||
Examples | They axe the trees | ||
Synonyms | ax | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chop, hack | ||
2. | axe (change) terminate | ||
Samples | The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it. | ||
Synonyms | ax | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||