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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 ax n. Variant: or axe Pronunciation: ' aks Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æcs; akin to Old High German ackus ax, Latin ascia, Greek axinē Date: before 12th century 1 : a cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood 2 : a hammer with a sharp edge for dressing or spalling stone 3 : abrupt removal (as from employment or from a budget) ― sometimes used in the phrase get the ax 4 : a musical instrument (as a guitar or a saxophone) –ax to grind : an ulterior often selfish underlying purpose <claims that he has no ax to grind in criticizing the proposed law>]]> 2 ax n. Variant: or axe Function: transitive verb Inflected Form:   axed ; ax·ing Date: 1677 1 a : to shape, dress, or trim with an ax b : to chop, split, or sever with an ax 2 : to remove abruptly (as from employment or from a budget)]]> 3 ax n. Function: abbreviation 1 axiom 2 axis]]> ax (as used in expressions) n. ax to grind battle ax curtal ax curtle ax hand ax ice ax meat ax battle axe ]]>