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DEFINITIONS OF: ax

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n an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

Synonyms:
axe
Types:
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broadax, broadaxe
a large ax with a broad cutting blade
Dayton ax, Dayton axe, common ax, common axe
an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side
Western ax, Western axe, double-bitted ax, double-bitted axe
an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
fireman's ax, fireman's axe
an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side
hatchet
a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)
ice ax, ice axe, piolet
an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
poleax, poleaxe
an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
battle-ax, battle-axe
a broadax used as a weapon
broad hatchet
a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead
claw hatchet
a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails
half hatchet
a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other
Type of:
edge tool
any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

v chop or split with an ax

Synonyms:
axe
Type of:
chop, hack
cut with a hacking tool

v terminate

“The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it”
Synonyms:
axe
Type of:
end, terminate
bring to an end or halt
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