ax meaning

UK /æks/ US /æks/ 1 syllable

ax (noun): an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.

ax has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

ax as a noun

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

    Synonyms: axe

    Type of: edge tool

    Kinds: broadax, common ax, double-bitted ax, fireman's ax, hatchet, ice ax, poleax

ax as a verb

  1. chop or split with an ax
    • axe wood

    Synonyms: axe

    Type of: chop

  2. terminate
    • The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it

    Synonyms: axe

    Type of: end

How to pronounce ax

ax is pronounced /æks/ in British English and /æks/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with ax

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