axe englanniksi - Sanakirja.org (englanti-englanti)

A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
(archaic) The axle of a wheel.
An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
(informal) A dismissal or rejection.
(slang, music) A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.
(finance) A directional position or interest, by a dealer in a financial market – if one wishes to unload stock, one is “axed to sell” or “has an axe”. Derived from “have an axe to grind”, which is also used.

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.
To furnish with an axle.
(transitive) To terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner.
(transitive) To lay off: to terminate a person's employment

His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe.
I had a job in the great North Woods
Workin' as a cook for a spell.
But I never did like it all that much
And one day the axe just fell.
The government announced its plans to axe public spending.
The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.
He got axed in the last round of firings.
But if thei wolen ony thing lerne, at home axe thei her hosebondis; for it is foule thing to a womman to speke in chirche.
And the people axed hym, sayinge: What shall we do then.
I axed expenditures.
He axes the project.

Partisiipin perfekti	axed
Imperfekti	axed
Partisiipin preesens	axing
Monikko	axes
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens	axes

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