Axe
noun
A tool with a heavy, sharp blade used to chop wood.
He used an axe to chop the logs for the fire.
Often appears as...
- chop with an axe
- swing an axe
verb
To cut or remove something.
The company is planning to axe 400 jobs.
Often appears as...
- axe jobs
- axe plans
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A musical instrument similar to a guitar, especially in the world of rock music.
He can really shred on the axe.
Often appears as...
- play the axe
- shred on the axe
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A tool with a heavy, sharp blade used to chop wood.
He used an axe to chop the logs for the fire.
Often appears as...
- chop with an axe
- swing an axe
verb
To cut or remove something.
The company is planning to axe 400 jobs.
Often appears as...
- axe jobs
- axe plans
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A musical instrument similar to a guitar, especially in the world of rock music.
He can really shred on the axe.
Often appears as...
- play the axe
- shred on the axe
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
The noun 'axe' implies a physical action often requiring strength.
Gathering firewood, he swung the axe with all his might.
Pro Tip 2/3Violence Connotation
'Axe' can suggest violence, so use it carefully in metaphors or idioms.
The argument was so intense, it felt like an axe battle.
Pro Tip 3/3Emergency Metaphor
'Axe' sometimes metaphorically relates to emergency action, like breaking a door.
In a crisis, he's the man who takes the axe to the problem.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
The noun 'axe' implies a physical action often requiring strength.
Gathering firewood, he swung the axe with all his might.
Pro Tip 2/3Violence Connotation
'Axe' can suggest violence, so use it carefully in metaphors or idioms.
The argument was so intense, it felt like an axe battle.
Pro Tip 3/3Emergency Metaphor
'Axe' sometimes metaphorically relates to emergency action, like breaking a door.
In a crisis, he's the man who takes the axe to the problem.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
The noun 'axe' implies a physical action often requiring strength.
Gathering firewood, he swung the axe with all his might.
Pro Tip 2/3Violence Connotation
'Axe' can suggest violence, so use it carefully in metaphors or idioms.
The argument was so intense, it felt like an axe battle.
Pro Tip 3/3Emergency Metaphor
'Axe' sometimes metaphorically relates to emergency action, like breaking a door.
In a crisis, he's the man who takes the axe to the problem.
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Mark Pagel: How language...
without having to put in the time and energy that you did into developing them. If I can watch which lure you use to catch a fish, or I can watch how you flake your hand axe to make it better, or if I follow you secretly to your mushroom patch, I can benefit from your knowledge and wisdom and skills,
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Robert Wright: The logic...
A lot of you have heard the term "memes." The evolution of technology, I pay a lot of attention to, so, you know, one of the first things you got was a little hand axe. Generations go by, somebody says, hey, why don't we put it on a stick? Just absolutely delights the little ones.
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The myth of Gawain and...
A towering knight riding an emerald steed burst into the room, stunning the court into silence. Then, in a deep bellowing voice, he proposed a game. The Green Knight declared he would allow the bravest warrior present to attack him with his own axe.
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A Darwinian theory of...
the earliest known works of art, practical tools transformed into captivating aesthetic objects, contemplated both for their elegant shape and their virtuoso craftsmanship. Hand axes mark an evolutionary advance in human history --
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Surrendering Territory PIPE...
this position give some axes so I'm not overpowering too much you know too strong I'm taking over I'm I'm becoming his protector I want him to trust I'm the guy who can actually save your life buddy there we go
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What AI is -- and isn't...
If you toss in the book and the wheel, it's a little bit older. Or the axe. But your phone, your sneakers, these chairs, modern manufacturing, penicillin -- the things we cherish. Now, that to me means
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How fire shapes...
and and adopted a program of state-sponsored conservation to protect their remaining estates in too many cases colonial holdings from the ravages of axe and fire this was a global project it was
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Dena Simmons: How...
She said this loudly. "Dena, it's not 'axing,' like you're running around with an axe. That's silly." Now at this point, you can imagine the snickers of my classmates,
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Attracting outside...
mine to axe him do you know the minister of telecom he said yes and here's a banker today's in the u.s. living there he said yes I come from the same state
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What happened when we...
Maybe no one would show up in real life. Maybe all the discussions in real life would be awful. Or maybe we had an axe murderer in our database.
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Mark Pagel: How language...
without having to put in the time and energy that you did into developing them. If I can watch which lure you use to catch a fish, or I can watch how you flake your hand axe to make it better, or if I follow you secretly to your mushroom patch, I can benefit from your knowledge and wisdom and skills,
Video examples
Robert Wright: The logic...
A lot of you have heard the term "memes." The evolution of technology, I pay a lot of attention to, so, you know, one of the first things you got was a little hand axe. Generations go by, somebody says, hey, why don't we put it on a stick? Just absolutely delights the little ones.
Video examples
The myth of Gawain and...
A towering knight riding an emerald steed burst into the room, stunning the court into silence. Then, in a deep bellowing voice, he proposed a game. The Green Knight declared he would allow the bravest warrior present to attack him with his own axe.
Video examples
A Darwinian theory of...
the earliest known works of art, practical tools transformed into captivating aesthetic objects, contemplated both for their elegant shape and their virtuoso craftsmanship. Hand axes mark an evolutionary advance in human history --
Video examples
Surrendering Territory PIPE...
this position give some axes so I'm not overpowering too much you know too strong I'm taking over I'm I'm becoming his protector I want him to trust I'm the guy who can actually save your life buddy there we go
Video examples
What AI is -- and isn't...
If you toss in the book and the wheel, it's a little bit older. Or the axe. But your phone, your sneakers, these chairs, modern manufacturing, penicillin -- the things we cherish. Now, that to me means
Video examples
How fire shapes...
and and adopted a program of state-sponsored conservation to protect their remaining estates in too many cases colonial holdings from the ravages of axe and fire this was a global project it was
Video examples
Dena Simmons: How...
She said this loudly. "Dena, it's not 'axing,' like you're running around with an axe. That's silly." Now at this point, you can imagine the snickers of my classmates,
Video examples
Attracting outside...
mine to axe him do you know the minister of telecom he said yes and here's a banker today's in the u.s. living there he said yes I come from the same state
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What happened when we...
Maybe no one would show up in real life. Maybe all the discussions in real life would be awful. Or maybe we had an axe murderer in our database.
Example 1 of 10
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Karan Mahajan
Indian Novelist
I tend to see my characters from inside and outside at once; this is a technique I use to retain a slight distance. It means my characters can act in unexpected ways on two axes: physical and mental. It isn't just, 'I thought this and then I did this,' which is the technique of the modern psychological novel.
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Tom Green
Canadian Comedian
When you work in television, working for a big corporation, no matter who you are, you can always get cancelled. That sucks. Do you really want to work with an axe over your head for the rest of your life? Not me, not really, and not if you don't have to.
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Hiten Tejwani
Indian Actor
A job in the television industry does not come with a guarantee. Your show might be axed, your character may get killed or you might be replaced.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
Each one of my budgets has taken a meat axe to foreign aid, because I think we ought to quit sending it to countries that hate us.
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J. J. Cale
American Musician
I've always enjoyed playing. If all it meant were to just stand there and play my axe and sing, I could have gone on forever.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
In the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can't control a nine-year-old girl.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
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Alyssa Sutherland
Australian Actress
When you're a Viking, you never know when you're going to get the axe.
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Mel Giedroyc
English Entertainer
Normally we go in, we do a series and then that's it, we're axed!
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Jonathan Bailey
English Actor
I can't believe that The Hour' has been axed.
Quote examples
Karan Mahajan
Indian Novelist
I tend to see my characters from inside and outside at once; this is a technique I use to retain a slight distance. It means my characters can act in unexpected ways on two axes: physical and mental. It isn't just, 'I thought this and then I did this,' which is the technique of the modern psychological novel.
Quote examples
Tom Green
Canadian Comedian
When you work in television, working for a big corporation, no matter who you are, you can always get cancelled. That sucks. Do you really want to work with an axe over your head for the rest of your life? Not me, not really, and not if you don't have to.
Quote examples
Hiten Tejwani
Indian Actor
A job in the television industry does not come with a guarantee. Your show might be axed, your character may get killed or you might be replaced.
Quote examples
Rand Paul
American Politician
Each one of my budgets has taken a meat axe to foreign aid, because I think we ought to quit sending it to countries that hate us.
Quote examples
J. J. Cale
American Musician
I've always enjoyed playing. If all it meant were to just stand there and play my axe and sing, I could have gone on forever.
Quote examples
Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
In the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can't control a nine-year-old girl.
Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Quote examples
Alyssa Sutherland
Australian Actress
When you're a Viking, you never know when you're going to get the axe.
Quote examples
Mel Giedroyc
English Entertainer
Normally we go in, we do a series and then that's it, we're axed!
Quote examples
Jonathan Bailey
English Actor
I can't believe that The Hour' has been axed.
Example 1 of 10
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