'ax' definitions:

Definition of 'ax'

From: WordNet
noun
An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle [syn: ax, axe]
verb
Chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: axe, ax]
verb
Terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" [syn: ax, axe]

Synonyms of 'ax'

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