CEFR B1

axe

noun

Meaning

A tool with a long handle and a heavy metal blade used for chopping or splitting wood.

Examples

He used a sharp axe to clear the fallen branches from the path.
The historical exhibit displayed an ancient stone axe found in the valley.

Synonyms: hatchet, chopper, cleaver, mattock

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axe (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /æks/

Definition

A tool with a long handle and a heavy metal blade used for chopping or splitting wood.

Examples

He used a sharp axe to clear the fallen branches from the path.
The historical exhibit displayed an ancient stone axe found in the valley.
She kept a small hand axe in her camping gear for starting fires.

How to Use axe

axe something (collocation): To cancel or terminate something abruptly. — "The government plans to axe the proposed highway project."
get the axe (idiom): To be fired from a job or have a project cancelled. — "Many employees worried they would get the axe during the merger."

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