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English noun: ax | |||
| 1. | ax (artifact) an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | ||
| Synonyms | axe | ||
| 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: ax | |||
| 1. | ax (contact) chop or split with an ax | ||
| Samples | Axe wood. | ||
| Examples | They ax the trees | ||
| Synonyms | axe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chop, hack | ||
| 2. | ax (change) terminate | ||
| Samples | The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it. | ||
| Synonyms | axe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
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