ax
pronunciation
How to pronounce ax in British English:
UK [æks]
How to pronounce ax in American English:
US [æks]
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- Noun:
- an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
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- Verb:
- chop or split with an ax
- terminate
Word Origin
- ax (n.)
- see axe (n.).
Example
- 1. Where 's papa going with that ax ?
- 2. Then he handed me a razor-sharp ax .
- 3. Some firms have already wielded the ax .
- 4. Three days earlier , mr. yang had struck a neighbor in the head with an ax , but was not detained .
- 5. She began to mold an almond biscuit in her hand . She looked like an ax murderer in her silk blouse .