Definizione monolingua

axe

axe (third-person singular simple present axes, present participle axing, simple past and past participle axed)

1. (transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.
2. (transitive) To terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner.

   The government announced its plans to axe public spending.

   The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.

3. (transitive) To lay off: to terminate a persons employment

   He got axed in the last round of firings.

Wikipedia axe (plural axes)

1. A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
2. An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
3. (informal) A dismissal or rejection.

   His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe.

   • 1975, Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue

     I had a job in the great North Woods

     Workin as a cook for a spell.

     But I never did like it all that much

     And one day the axe just fell.

4. (slang, music) A gigging musicians particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
5. (finance) A directional position or interest, by a dealer in a financial market – if one wishes to unload stock, one is “axed to sell” or “has an axe”.^[1] Derived from “have an axe to grind”, which is also used.

Definizione dizionario axe

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

	accetta
	tool

scure

	scarto
	rejection

	taglio
	rejection

mannaia

piccozza

Altri significati:

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.

(transitive) To terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner.

To furnish with an axle.

(transitive) To lay off: to terminate a person's employment

(informal) A dismissal or rejection.

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

(finance) A directional position or interest, by a dealer in a financial market – if one wishes to unload stock, one is “axed to sell” or “has an axe”. Derived from “have an axe to grind”, which is also used.

(archaic) The axle of a wheel.

fell or chop

(obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of ask.

terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner

A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

(slang, music) A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.