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[Noun] | "axe" | \ ˈaks \
1: a cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood
2: a hammer with a sharp edge for dressing or spalling stone
3: removal from office or release from employment : dismissal —usually used with the
Origin: before 12th century ;
Middle English, from Old English æcs; akin to Old High German ackus ax, Latin ascia, Greek axinē;
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[Noun] | "ax*is" | \ ˈak-səs \
1: a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be supposed to rotate
2: a straight line with respect to which a body or figure is symmetrical —called also axis of symmetry
3: a straight line that bisects at right angles a system of parallel chords of a curve and divides the curve into two symmetrical parts
Origin: 14th century ;
Middle English, "imaginary line passing through the center of a body, celestial axis," borrowed from Latin, "axletree, axle, chariot, celestial axis," going back to Indo-European *h2eḱs- "axle," whence also, with varying thematic derivation, Germanic *ahsō (whence Old English eax "axle," Old Saxon & Old High German ahsa), Old Russian/Eastern Church Slavic osĭ "axle," Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian ôs, Lithuanian ašìs, Old Prussian assis, Greek axon-, áxōn, Sanskrit ákṣaḥ, Avestan aša- "armpit";
* Note : The Indo-European base *h2eḱs- also has derivatives with a suffixal l, for which see: , {axletree|axletree}; compare also Welsh echel "axle, pivot," Breton ahel, which may go back to *akselā. The various thematic forms and extensions of 2eḱs- may reflect a root noun rather than an i-stem as in Latin; see: E. Hamp, "Refining Indo-European Lexical Entries," Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung, 95. Band, 1. Heft (1981), pp. 81-83. The original meaning of the noun may have been "shoulder joint"—if so, Avestan would be the only language to preserve this sense. It has been suggested that *h2eḱs- was formed by a root extension -s- from the verbal base *h2eǵ- "drive (cattle, etc.), set in motion (see: {agent|agent}).;
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[Noun] | "bat*tle-ax" | \ ˈba-tᵊl-ˌaks \
1: a broadax formerly used as a weapon of war
2: a usually older woman who is sharp-tongued, domineering, or combative
Origin: 14th century ;
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[Noun] | "cur*tal ax" | \ ˈkər-tᵊl- \
1: cutlass
Origin: circa 1580 ;
Modification of Middle French coutelas;
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[Noun] | "hand ax"
1: a short-handled ax intended for use with one hand
2: a prehistoric stone tool having one end pointed for cutting and the other end rounded for holding in the hand
Origin: before 12th century ;
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[Noun] | "ice ax"
1: a combination pick and adze with a spiked handle that is used in mountain climbing
Origin: circa 1800 ;
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[Noun] | "major axis"
1: the axis passing through the foci of an ellipse
Origin: 1879 ;
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[Noun] | "meat-ax" | \ ˈmēt-ˌaks \
1: cleaver
2: an extreme or heavy-handed method of cutting or altering something
Origin: 1831 ;
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[Verb] | "axe"
1: to shape, dress, or trim with an axe
2: to chop, split, or sever with an axe
3: to remove abruptly (as from employment or from a budget)
Origin: circa 1674 ;
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[Noun] | "axes"
1: the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily;
* e.g., " ... the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax "
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[Noun] | "axes"
1: a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest;
* e.g., " ... in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged "
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2: an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection;
* e.g., " ... an axis of previously nonaligned nations "
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[Noun] | "ax"
1: the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily;
* e.g., " ... the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax "
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[Noun] | "axis"
1: a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest;
* e.g., " ... in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged "
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2: an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection;
* e.g., " ... an axis of previously nonaligned nations "
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bloc,
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[Noun] | "battle-axes"
1: a bad-tempered scolding woman;
* e.g., " ... the veteran stage actress stole every scene with a tour de force performance as the dysfunctional family's battle-ax matriarch "
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[Verb] | "axes"
1: to let go from office, service, or employment;
* e.g., " ... the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets "
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cans,
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# 1 - { ax-ax:2422828 }
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[ "ax-ax" ]
1: A common nickname given to blonde boys who are given the name Axel.
* e.g., ... Joe: "Who is that guy?"
[ "ax-ax" ]
2: For the most part, these kids are found in urban areas and have friends who aren't used to the name "Axel," and thus create awkward nicknames.
* e.g., ... Crisolo: "Oh, that's ax-ax"
[ "ax-ax" ]
3: Thus the nickname "ax-ax".
* e.g., ... Joe: "Ax-ax?"
# 2 - { axe:14420755 }
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[ "axe" ]
1: The preferred "tool" that an avetard likes to use to break open the door when they lock themselves out. The axe belongs to Henry and will be used to hit the door, damage it, and eventually open the door, but this avetard does not realize that he will have to pay for the damages to the door at the end of the year
* e.g., ... I got locked out of my room again so I used Henry's axe to break open my door and now the door is covered in axe beatings.
# 3 - { Axe:896799 }
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[ "Axe" ]
1: a Jazz-ician's term for an intrusment, be it horn or guitar or piano. usually not used for drums
* e.g., ... "Hey man, bring your axe to the jam session."
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[ "Axe" ]
1: Common stereotype of black vernacular is the pronunciation of the word "ask" as "axe."
"Axe" traces back to the 8th century. The pronunciation derives from the Old English verb "acsian." At the time, the word appeared in two forms, "ascian" and "acsian." By the 10th century, the latter became "axsian," which was shortened to "ax" (or "axe"). It wasn't until the 17th century that "ask" became commonplace, eventually replacing "axe" in literary works. Nonetheless, the pronunciation "axe" remained in dialects across the Caribbean and the American South (including some sections of England). Such usage was not dependent on race or class. Although its written form fell out of usage in the 17th century, the dialectic use of "axe" has survived into the 21st century.
Unfortunately, usage of "axe" has become a lightning rod for racist diatribes against African Americans, often attributing its dialectic usage as a sign of being uncultivated and uncultured. References to "axe" being "ghetto" is nothing more than etymological ignorance, respectability politics and outright racism.
* e.g., ... "Axe and it shal be giuen you"
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[ "Axe" ]
1: A tool that has been used for thousands of years as a weapon and a tool . Made of many materials including flint , stone ,copper ,bronze ,iron and steel . There are many types including hand axe's , 2 handed axes and 3/4's axes that can be used one or two handed .
* e.g., ... Besides spears the sumerians used the axe as a weapon.
[ "Axe" ]
2: As a weapon the most common axe's where the one handed ones. Contary to popular belief massive 2 handed double bladed axes' where rarely used in combat ,they where ceremonial weapons . Two headed axes where used though.
# 6 - { axed:371083 }
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[ "axed" ]
1: 1)Fired. Terminated from employment.
* e.g., ... 1) "Homeboy got axed for goofing off at work."
[ "axed" ]
2: 2) Cancellation of plans. Often because of outside circumstances.
* e.g., ... 2) "Yo, they axed the concert cuz the singer was all high."
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[ "axe" ]
1: A guitar, usually eletric.
* e.g., ... Jimi Hendrix played his axe as Paganini must have played his violin.
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[ "ax" ]
1: Ebonic form of the word "ask".
* e.g., ... I was finna ax you a question.
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[ "axe" ]
1: the reason why it's hard to breathe in high school hallways.
* e.g., ... girl: *cough* *cough* *COUGH*
guy: IS SHE OKAY?!
other guy: yeah, man, she's just choking on your axe.
# 10 - { Axed:952608 }
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[ "Axed" ]
1: An African American word for asked.
* e.g., ... Jerome axed his mother for some money to go to the store.
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