axe meaning

axe as a noun

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

   Synonyms: ax

   Type of: edge tool

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

axe as a verb

1. chop or split with an ax
   • axe wood

   Synonyms: ax

   Type of: chop

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

   Synonyms: ax

   Type of: end

axe in a sentence

• The axe does not go to a humble neck.
• The tree was felled with one heavy blow of his axe.
• Rodrigo broke the emergency glass and took the axe.
• It's a sharp axe, but the branch is not yielding.
• Karl used an axe to free himself from the chains.

How to pronounce axe

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

Words that rhyme with axe

• relax
• wax
• tax
• lax
• fax
• max