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ax

UK/æks/ US/ˈæks/ fairly common us
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

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

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1.

chop or split with an ax

  • “axe wood”
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2.

terminate

  • “The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it”
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Origin

From Middle English axen, aksen, axien, from Old English ācsian and āxian, showing metathesis from āscian. Ax/aks was common in literary works until about 1600.

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