axed (verb)
1axed — /ækst/ (say akst) verb 1. past tense and past participle of axe. –adjective Colloquial 2. fired; summarily dismissed. 3. (of a project) abandoned …
2obtain — verb /əbˈteɪn/ a) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. And a certayne ruler axed him: sayinge: Goode Master: what ought I to do, to obtaine eternall lyfe? b) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force …
3get the axe — verb To be fired, axed, terminated. Everyones worried; two employees have gotten the axe so far this week, and no one knows why …
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5axe — [[t]æ̱ks[/t]] axes, axing, axed (in AM, use ax) 1) N COUNT An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle. 2) VERB: usu passive If… …
6axe — I UK [æks] / US noun [countable] Word forms axe : singular axe plural axes * 1) a tool used for cutting down trees and cutting up large pieces of wood, consisting of a long wooden handle and a heavy metal blade 2) the axe mainly journalism a… …
7axe — 1. noun Syn: hatchet, chopper, cleaver, adze 2. verb 1) the show was axed Syn: cancel, withdraw, drop, scrap, cut, discontinue, end; informal ditch, dump, pull the plug on 2) …
8ax — I noun an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑axe • Derivationally related forms: ↑axe (for: ↑axe) • Hypernym …
9axe — ▪ I. axe axe 1 [æks] also ax verb [transitive] informal 1. JOBS if a company axes jobs, it suddenly dismisses people in those jobs in order to reduce costs: • The company announced plans to axe 300 jobs …
10ax — I. noun or axe Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æcs; akin to Old High German ackus ax, Latin ascia, Greek axinē Date: before 12th century 1. a cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to …
