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axe

/ˈæks/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

verb

  1. chop or split with an ax
    “axe wood”
  2. terminate
    “The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it”

Synonyms for axe

Words that rhyme with axe

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