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axe1 nounaxe2 verb axeaxe1 (also ax American English) /æks/ ●●○ noun [countable]   - A dozen men and women clad in furs were polishing axes and broadswords monotonously, mindlessly.
- Attractive young women fanned him as he simultaneously read, wrote, waved an axe and held a flower aloft.
- Her brother Arijs was an axe murderer.
- In Crete, we also find the double axe engraved on stalactite columns in caves.
- Suppose now that we wish to search the database for axes similar in shape to some given axe.
- The strong hand of Skeggi, still half-laid on his axe.
- When they returned each carried a handful of small axes.
► Toolsadze, nounair pump, nounanvil, nounattachment, nounauger, nounawl, nounaxe, nounbargepole, nounbattleaxe, nounbevel, nounbillhook, nounbit, nounblade, nounboat hook, nounbox end wrench, nounbradawl, nounbranding iron, nounBunsen burner, nounbuzz saw, nouncalculator, nouncallipers, nouncard, nounchainsaw, nounchisel, nouncircular saw, nounclaw, nouncraft knife, nouncrowbar, nouncutter, noundrill, noundropper, noundynamo, nounendoscope, nounfile, nounfile, verbgenerator, noungimlet, noungizmo, noungrappling iron, noungrindstone, nounhacksaw, nounhammer, nounhandsaw, nounharrow, nounhatchet, nounhigh-pressure, adjectiveinstrument, nounjack, nounjackhammer, nounjemmy, nounjigsaw, nounjimmy, nounknitting needle, nounlast, nounlevel, nounlever, nounmachete, nounmallet, nounmattock, nounmonkey wrench, nounnutcracker, nounpenknife, nounperiscope, nounpick, nounpickaxe, nounpinking shears, nounplane, nounplaner, nounpliers, nounplough, nounplumb line, nounplunger, nounpneumatic drill, nounpower drill, nounpower tool, nounprod, nounpulley, nounpunch, nounram, nounrasp, nounretool, verbriddle, nounrose, nounruler, nounsander, nounsandpaper, nounsaw, nounscissors, nounscraper, nounscrewdriver, nounshaft, nounshank, nounsickle, nounsieve, nounsledgehammer, nounsoldering iron, nounspanner, nounspirit level, nounspray gun, nounsquare, nounstamp, nounstaple gun, nounstripper, nountape, nountape measure, nountheodolite, nounthermometer, nounthermostat, nountomahawk, nountongs, nountool, nountool kit, nountriangle, nountrowel, nounT-square, nountwo-handed, adjectivewand, nounwedge, nounwhet, verbwhetstone, nounwire cutters, nounworkbench, nounyoke, noun NOUN► ice· Straps/attachment points: ice axe loop and snap.· He urged mountain users to be properly equipped, saying crampons and an ice axe were essential.· A full rack should be taken and ice axes and crampons may be needed up to about August.· Carrying an ice axe is, however, a wise precaution.· Using his one good hand, he inched down to Angerer and with his ice axe cut him loose.· Straps/attachment points: two lashing patches on lid; no ice axe loop.· After all, the last political figure to receive an ice axe, was assassinated with it!· If this fails to stop you being pulled off, get straight into the ice axe arrest position. VERB► swing· Manager Lennie Lawrence will swing the axe at Swindon and demand 90-minute commitment.· He imagines himself somewhere else, far away from here, walking through the woods and swinging an axe over his shoulder.· No need to swing the axe here, just slot the picks on to the cracks between the welded icicles.· Bowring's control broke, and he swung the axe toward the unbearable sight of the grinning face.· He rides a massive chariot pulled by three wolves, and swings his mighty axe Elf-Biter.· It is the same as swinging an axe to chop down a tree.· I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood. ► use· Get axe. 14. Use the axe to chop down the tree on the scarecrow screen. 15.· A jealous husband using an axe on his wife.· Male speaker Neolithic man would have used an axe to cut the trees. ► wield· I should prefer to watch him in the primeval forests of his native land, wielding an axe against some giant tree.· People who wielded axes and carving knives. 1 a tool with a heavy metal blade on the end of a long handle, used to cut down trees or split pieces of wood → pickaxe2the axe informal if someone gets the axe, they are dismissed from their job:  A hundred workers are facing the axe in a cost-cutting exercise.3the axe informal if a plan, system, or service gets the axe, someone gets rid of it: MPs know there will be cuts in public spending but do not know on which department the axe will fall.4have an axe to grind to have a strong personal opinion about something which is the reason why you do something: I need objective advice from someone with no axe to grind.axe1 nounaxe2 verb axeaxe2 (also ax American English) verb [transitive] VERB TABLEaxe (BrE) |
| Present | I, you, we, they | axe (BrE) | | he, she, it | axes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | axed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have axed | | he, she, it | has axed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had axed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will axe | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have axed |
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| Present | I | am axing | | he, she, it | is axing | | you, we, they | are axing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was axing | | you, we, they | were axing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been axing | | he, she, it | has been axing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been axing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be axing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been axing |
- And there was almost a mass brawl 10 minutes before the break after Mark Robson was axed by Gianfranco Parlato.
- Boro striker Bernie Slaven looked angry before the kick-off after he was axed.
- But axing Julia won't save the revamped News At Ten.
- Ironically, he was axed less than three weeks before Boro's first Wembley appearance.
- More than 9,000 staff have been axed and about another 11,000 have departed in businesses sold off.
- Now his firm has been axed from school duties in Swansea and faces prosecution.
NOUN► job· The company has axed 3,600 jobs this year.· Michelin is axing 16,000 jobs and has spent £460m on restructuring in the last two years.· The company has now axed more than 2,000 jobs in the last 18 months following a dramatic sales slump.· Northern Foods is axing 3,000 jobs and closing smaller factories in order to cut group costs.· This led to companies like Dupont axing 189,000 jobs on a global basis.· The company is planning to axe 15,000 more jobs in the next two years. 1to suddenly dismiss someone from their job: There are plans to axe 2,600 staff.2to get rid of a plan, system, or service, especially in order to save money: TV’s longest running show is to be axed. |