/æks/

Definition & Meaning of "ax"

a tool with a long wooden handle attached to a heavy steel or iron blade, primarily used for chopping wood and cutting down trees

to ax

to chop or cut with an axe or similar tool

to suddenly cancel, reduce, dismiss, remove, or stop a thing or person

Example

The lumberjack carried his ax as he worked in the forest.

He used an ax to chop firewood for the winter.

He polished the wooden handle of his grandfather's old ax.

The ax had a sharp blade that made cutting easier.

She learned how to handle an ax safely during the camping trip.

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