ax

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to terminate

   They axed the research program and stopped funding it.

2. 2
   verb

   to chop or split with an ax

   I axed wood for the stove.

3. 3
   verb

   Alternative form of ask.

   When they were come togedder, they axed off hym, sayinge: Master wilt thou at this tyme restore agayne the kyngdom of israhel?

4. 4
   noun

   an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

5. 5
   noun

   US standard spelling of axe.

6. 6
   verb

   US standard spelling of axe.

7. 7
   name

   A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English axen, aksen, axien, from Old English ācsian and āxian, showing metathesis from āscian. Ax/aks was common in literary works until about 1600.