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Axe has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"The woodcutter swung his axe to split the fallen log in half."

2

A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

"The heavy metal axe connecting the two wheels prevented the carriage from wobbling on the rough road."

3

The axle of a wheel.

In plain English: An axle is the metal rod that allows wheels to turn.

"He swung the heavy axe to chop down the old oak tree."

Usage: Axle refers to the central shaft on which a wheel turns. Think of car wheels - they rotate around an axle.

Verb
1

chop or split with an ax

"axe wood"

2

terminate

"The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"

3

To fell or chop with an axe.

"That is an odd way to axe about my plans, but I will answer your question."

4

To furnish with an axle.

5

Alternative form of ask

In plain English: It means to ask for something.

"I'll axe him about the details later."

Usage: Axe (verb) means to request something urgently or demand it forcefully. It's often used informally, particularly in British English, like "I need to axe you a favor."

Proper Noun
1

A river in Dorset, Somerset, and east Devon, England, which flows into Lyme Bay at Seaton.

"The village of Axe is named after the local watercourse known as the River Axe that empties into Lyme Bay."

Example Sentences
"He swung the heavy axe to chop down the old oak tree." noun
"I'll axe him about the details later." verb
"The manager decided to axe several positions due to budget cuts." verb
See Also
hatchet chop tool wagoner's axe palstave hew out england west country
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
edge tool chop end
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
broadax common ax double-bitted ax fireman's ax hatchet ice ax poleax

Origin

The word "axe" comes from Old English æx, which originally meant a sharp cutting tool. Its roots trace back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-, meaning "sharp" or "pointed."

Rhyming Words
saxe faxe ice axe pickaxe poleaxe use axe get axe fan axe hand axe broadaxe moot axe meat axe pick axe give axe fire axe dane axe pole axe battleaxe danish axe battle axe
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