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Meanings of ax in anglès

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machado
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A tool for felling trees or chopping wood consisting of a heavy, most commonly metallic head flattened to a blade on one side, and which is attached to a usually wooden handle.

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Examples for "axe"
Examples for "axe"
1
But the new defense budget doesn't axe a single major weapons system.
Wired
2
A new manager will often swing the axe to clear a path.
The Irish Times
3
Hockey also indicated that environmental agencies would be facing the budget axe.
The Guardian
4
Here's a look at some possible targets and those facing the axe.
The Irish Times
5
And besides, there's much to be said for a good sharp axe.
A clash of kings
Usage of ax in anglès
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I saw an ax in the woodshed, Malcolm; just fetch it here.
Colonel Thorndyke's Secret
2
Cullossax would have preferred some heavy war darts, or a great ax.
The Wyrmling Horde
3
The giant grabbed the ax, and barred the door of the tepee.
The Last of the Plainsmen
4
The stock, however, was replaced by a narrow ax-blade and a spike.
Armageddon 2419 A. D.
5
He examined the pieces and then with an ax smashed them in.
The Gun-Brand
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Michael chose a place between two prisoners, then started swinging the ax.
The Wolf’s Hour
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Hitch up my Guitar Hero ax above crotch level in mixed company.
Wired
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I would just have to use the ax and sweat a bit.
The Hyperion Cantos
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The glowing line of the prophecy exploded as the ax hammered home.
Monster Hunter International
10
The door of the jail yielded to heavy blows of an ax.
The Desert of Wheat
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The Southern element constituted the main portion of this phalanx of ax-bearers.
The Frontier in American History
12
It takes years to learn the use of the ax, she said.
Winston of the Prairie
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Radway had sounded carefully the thickness of the ice with an ax.
The Blazed Trail
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From early morning to night the ring of the ax was unceasing.
Reminiscences of a Pioneer
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His hand took up the ax, and forgot the sword and gun.
The Mississippi Bubble / How the Star of Good Fortune Rose and S...
16
From behind, from the forest, came the faint song of the ax.
The Grey Cloak
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Translations for ax
portuguès
machadomachados
català
destral
Ax through the time
Ax across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common