ax
/æks/
noun
- A tool with a wooden handle and a sharp metal blade, used for chopping wood or trees.
- He used an ax to split the logs for the fireplace.
- She swung the ax hard, and the tree trunk cracked in two.
- The lumberjack sharpened his ax before heading into the forest.
- The act of dismissing someone from a job or ending a project, often suddenly.
- She feared the ax would fall on her department next.
- The company gave him the ax after the budget cuts.
- Several programs got the ax when the funding ran out.
- A musical instrument, especially a guitar or a saxophone, in informal slang.
- That jazz musician is famous for his work on the sax, his favorite ax.
- She brought her ax to the jam session and wowed the crowd.
- He picked up his ax and played a killer solo on stage.
Synonyms
verb
- To chop, split, or cut something with an ax or similar tool.
- The workers axed through the thick ice to clear the path.
- He axed the old fence into pieces for firewood.
- They axed the dead branches off the tree.
- To end, cancel, or remove something, such as a job, project, or expense.
- Her position was axed during the company restructuring.
- Management axed the bonus program to save money.
- The network axed the show after just one season.