ax
noun
(alsoaxe)us/æks/axnoun(TOOL)
[C]
atoolconsisting of aheavyironorsteelbladeat the end of alongwoodenhandle, used forcuttingwood
axnoun(STOP)
[Cusually sing]
The ax is theorderto give upyourjobor tostoporpreventsomething fromhappening:
Threestaffmembersgot the axyesterday.
If thebudgetiscut,educationalprogramswill get the ax.
Everyone isscaredtodeathwonderingwhere the ax willfallnext.
ax
verb[T]
us/æks/axverb[T](STOP)
toordersomeonesuddenlyto give up ajob, or tostoporreducesomethingsuddenly:
Thecompanyhas already axed 14people, and many more maylosetheirjobs.
Yesterday theairlineaxed three ofitsdailyflightsto Chicago.