- ax⇄adj. axelike, axlike.
- ax⇄axe orax, noun, pl.axes,verb, axed,axing.
- ax⇄expr. get the axe, (Informal.)
a. to be discharged.
Ex. This department shut down when its members got the axe last week.
b. to reduce the size of or get rid of in order to reduce in size.
Ex. 17 chapters will get the axe within - ax⇄expr. give the axe, (Informal.) to discharge, dismiss, or spurn.
Ex. A growing number of men in the South Pacific are feeling bitter because their girls are now giving them ""the axe"" and marrying men in the States (Baltimore Sun). - ax⇄expr. have an axe to grind, to have a special purpose, usually from a selfish reason, for taking action or being interested.
Ex. The habitual French fear that any high-level intimacy between London and Washington means that Britain has an axe to gr - ax⇄noun 1. a tool with a flat, sharp blade fastened to a handle, used for chopping, splitting, and shaping wood.
2. a weapon like this; battleaxe.
3. ice axe.
4. (U.S. Slang.) a musical instrument. - ax⇄v.t. 1. to shape or trim with an axe.
2. (Informal, Figurative.)
a. to discharge (an employee or employees), especially summarily.
Ex. Some executives in a merged company question their future and get out before they're axed (Wall Str