Axing

//ˈæksɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An assault carried out with an axe. countable, uncountable

    "The sagas have more than their share of axings in the back, killings encompassed by treachery and trickery, narrated without accompanying moralizations."

  2. 2
    The process of something being axed or terminated. countable, figuratively, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ax form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    present participle and gerund of axe form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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axaxaxbootcanchop

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"We're not axing Grandma out of the nursing home."

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