axe
/æks/ verb C2- To fell or chop with an axe.
- To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel. · The government announced its plans to axe public spending.· The broadcaster axed the series because far fewer people than expected watched it.
He/she/it axes · Past axed · Past participle axed · -ing form axing
Verb forms
- Base form
- axe
- He/she/it
- axes
- Past
- axed
- Past participle
- axed
- -ing form
- axing
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The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
One of the big trees had been partly chopped through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted axe in his hands, was a man made entirely of tin.
The Tin Woodman gave a sigh of satisfaction and lowered his axe, which he leaned against the tree.
“I have been holding that axe in the air ever since I rusted, and I’m glad to be able to put it down at last.
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