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ax a tool with a blade attached to the end of a long handle. An ax is used for chopping wood.
axes2 pl. of ax.
battle-ax a wide-bladed, heavy ax used in former times as a weapon.
broadax an ax with a wide blade and a short handle, used as a weapon or for cutting down timber.
buck3 to cut or split (trees or logs), as with a saw or ax. [1/2 definitions]
chop1 to cut with a sharp tool such as an ax. [1/3 definitions]
cleave2 to cut off, as with an ax. [1/6 definitions]
cut to pierce, slice, or open with a sharp tool such as a knife, ax, saw, or scissors. [1/12 definitions]
fasces a pack of rods surrounding an ax so that only its blade projects, used esp. during ancient Roman times as a symbol of power and authority.
hand ax a primitive, handleless stone implement shaped and used like the head of an ax.
hatchet a small ax with a short handle that can be used with one hand.
helve the handle of a tool such as an ax or maul.
hew to cut off or cut down with, or as though with, an ax. [2/4 definitions]
poleax a long-handled weapon combining ax, hammer, and spearpoint, used in battle in the Middle Ages. [2/3 definitions]
tomahawk a light ax with a stone head, once used by some native North American peoples as a weapon or tool.