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1. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
   - axe
    
2. [US, informal] (music) a musician's instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz
   - axe [informal]

1. Chop or split with an ax
   "ax wood";
   - axe
    
2. Suddenly or harshly cancel or dismiss
   "they will ax the research program";
   - axe

Derived forms: axed, axing

Type of: chop, edge tool, end, hack, terminate

Encyclopedia: Ax, Smash, and Crush