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 Definitions of ax  [ˈæk sɪz]  

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Definition of 'ax' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ax
a tool with a blade on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.

2.  ax
Slang. a jazz instrument, esp. a guitar or saxophone.

3.  ax
the ax,

4.  ax
a sudden, peremptory dismissal, as from a job.

5.  ax
a usu. summary removal or curtailment.

6. (v.t.) ax
to shape or trim with an ax.

7.  ax
to chop, split, or break open with an ax.

8.  ax
to dismiss, restrict, or remove, esp. brutally or summarily:
Congress axed the budget.


Definition of 'ax' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) ax, axe
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

2. (verb) axe, ax
chop or split with an ax
"axe wood"

3. (verb) ax, axe
terminate
"The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"


Definition of 'ax' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) ax
a sharp tool for chopping wood


Definition of 'ax' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ax
alt. of Axe

2.  ax
to ask; to inquire or inquire of



'ax' - Nearby Entries  

ax  ax handle  ax head  axerophthol  axial  axial motion  axially  



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