Axe

//æks//

Synonyms for "axe" (42 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

Noun(4 words)

ax boot chop cleaver

Verb(4 words)

ax can decruit dehire

Strong matches (12)

Verb(11 words)

discard discharge dismiss downsize fire give someone the boot give someone the heave-ho give someone the old heave-ho give someone their cards give the axe give the chop

eject

Related words (21)

Verb(16 words)

give the elbow lay off let go let someone go make redundant pink slip promote to customer remove retrench sack serve notice shit-can term terminate throw out unhire

guitar turn

Noun(3 words)

guitar pink slip sack

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

14 relation types

More general

5 entries

chop edge tool end hack terminate

More specific

13 entries

Beeching Axe Dane axe Danish axe Jeddart axe Lochaber axe battle axe battleaxe crash axe fire axe hatchet throwing-axe tomahawk wagoner's axe

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

3 entries

adze hatchet twibill

capable of

3 entries

cut down tree cut off head divide wood logs

causes desire

1 entries

chop firewood

derived

46 entries

Axbridge Axe Creek Axminster Axmouth Bad Axe Hagen axe axe bombing axe head axe kick axe murder axe murderer axe throwing axe to grind axe wound axe-murder axe-murderer

Showing 16 of 46 words.

etymologically related_to

2 entries

aks ax

form of

1 entries

ask

has context

4 entries

dialects finance music slang

is a

2 entries

old tool tool

manner of

1 entries

chop

related to

48 entries

adze ancient axle blade chop chop trees chopping chopping device chopping wood cologne cutting cutting tool cutting trees cutting wood deodorant device

Showing 16 of 48 words.

used for

2 entries

chop wood for building fires cut firewood

Translations

445 translations across 232 languages.

Aari

1 entries

wókka noun (tool)

Abaza

1 entries

кӏвагъа noun (tool)

Abkhaz

1 entries

аиха noun (tool)

Adyghe

4 entries

майтэ noun (tool)
обзэгъу noun (tool)
отыч noun (tool)
ощы noun (tool)

Afrikaans

1 entries

byl noun (tool)

Ahom

1 entries

𑜁𑜃𑜫 noun (tool)

Ahtna

1 entries

dagoli noun (tool)

Akkadian

1 entries

𒍏𒄩𒍣𒅔 noun (tool)

Albanian

4 entries

latë noun (tool)
sëpatë noun (tool)
sëpatë noun (weapon)
thadër noun (weapon)

Amharic

1 entries

ፋስ noun (tool)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

πέλεκυς noun (weapon)
ἀξίνη noun (tool)

Ao

1 entries

pu (Chungli) noun (tool)

Arabic

1 entries

فَأْس noun (tool)

Armenian

2 entries

կացին noun (tool)
կացին noun (weapon)

Assamese

1 entries

কুঠাৰ noun (tool)

Asturian

4 entries

azada noun (tool)
azáu noun (tool)
hacha noun (tool)
hachu noun (tool)

Avar

1 entries

гӏащтӏи noun (tool)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

balta noun (tool)
baltalamaq verb (fell or chop)

Bashkir

2 entries

балта noun (tool)
балта noun (weapon)

Basque

1 entries

aizkora noun (tool)

Bavarian German

2 entries

Ax noun (tool)
Axt noun (tool)

Belarusian

3 entries

адмо́ва noun (rejection)
сяке́ра noun (tool)
тапо́р noun (tool)

Bengali

1 entries

কুঠার noun (tool)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

कुल्हाड़ी noun (tool)

Bikol Central

1 entries

parakol noun (tool)

Bonan

1 entries

ge noun (tool)

Breton

1 entries

bouc'hal noun (tool)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бра́два noun (tool)
бра́два noun (weapon)
о́тказ noun (rejection)
секи́ра noun (tool)

Burmese

1 entries

ပုဆိန် noun (tool)

Carpathian Rusyn

3 entries

балта noun (tool)
топі́р noun (tool)
фи́йса noun (tool)

Catalan

4 entries

atxa noun (tool)
atxa noun (weapon)
destral noun (tool)
destral noun (weapon)

Cebuano

1 entries

wasay noun (tool)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

تەور noun (tool)

Chamicuro

1 entries

ame noun (tool)

Chechen

1 entries

диг noun (tool)

Cheyenne

1 entries

hohkȯxe noun (tool)

Chichewa

1 entries

nkhwangwa noun (tool)

Chinese

2 entries

футу noun (tool)
斧頭 /斧头 noun (tool)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

斧頭 /斧头 noun (tool)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

斧 noun (tool)
斧 noun (weapon)
斧子 noun (tool)
斧子 noun (weapon)

Church Slavic

2 entries

брадꙑ noun (tool)
секꙑра noun (tool)

Chuukese

1 entries

kouk noun (tool)

Chuvash

1 entries

пуртӑ noun (tool)

Cornish

2 entries

bolik noun (tool)
bool noun (tool)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

balta noun (tool)

Czech

4 entries

sekera noun (tool)
sekera noun (weapon)
osekávat verb (fell or chop)
otesávat verb (fell or chop)

Dalmatian

1 entries

sčor noun (tool)

Danish

3 entries

stridsøkse noun (weapon)
økse noun (tool)
økse noun (weapon)

Dargwa

1 entries

барда noun (tool)

Dari

1 entries

تَبَر noun (tool)

Daur

2 entries

sugw noun (tool)
topoor noun (tool)

Dhivehi

1 entries

ކޯރާޑި noun (tool)

Dolgan

1 entries

һүгэ noun (tool)

Dongxiang

1 entries

sugie noun (tool)

Dutch

4 entries

bijl noun (tool)
bijl noun (weapon)
hakbijl noun (tool)
strijdbijl noun (weapon)

East Yugur

1 entries

süke noun (tool)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

товар noun (tool)

Elfdalian

1 entries

ökse noun (tool)

Erzya

1 entries

узере noun (tool)

Esperanto

2 entries

hakilo noun (tool)
toporo noun (tool)

Estonian

4 entries

kirves noun (tool)
kirves noun (weapon)
sõjakirves noun (weapon)
raiuma verb (fell or chop)

Evenki

1 entries

сукэ noun (tool)

Farefare

1 entries

lɩ-kãtɛ noun (tool)

Faroese

1 entries

øks noun (tool)

Finnish

4 entries

kenkää noun (rejection)
kirves noun (tool)
kirves noun (weapon)
myynti-intressi noun (finance: interest in buying or selling)

French

4 entries

cognée noun (tool)
couperet noun (rejection)
gratte noun (instrument)
hache noun (tool)

Friulian

1 entries

manarie noun (tool)

Galician

4 entries

brosa noun (tool)
machada noun (tool)
machado noun (tool)
machado noun (weapon)

Garo

1 entries

ru-a noun (tool)

Georgian

4 entries

ნაჯახი noun (tool)
ნაჯახი noun (weapon)
ცული noun (tool)
ცული noun (weapon)

German

4 entries

Axt noun (tool)
Korb noun (rejection)
Laufpass noun (rejection)
Streitaxt noun (weapon)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌹 noun (tool)

Greek

4 entries

πέλεκυς noun (weapon)
τσεκούρι noun (tool)
κόβω verb (fell or chop)
πελεκώ verb (fell or chop)

Gujarati

1 entries

કુહાડી noun (tool)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries

斧頭 /斧头 noun (tool)

Hausa

1 entries

gā̀tarī noun (tool)

Hebrew

1 entries

גַּרְזֶן noun (tool)

Hiligaynon

1 entries

wasay noun (tool)

Hindi

2 entries

कुल्हाड़ी noun (tool)
कुल्हाड़ी noun (weapon)

Hungarian

4 entries

balta noun (tool)
csatabárd noun (weapon)
fejsze noun (tool)
szekerce noun (tool)

Icelandic

3 entries

exi noun (tool)
stríðsöxi noun (weapon)
öxi noun (tool)

Ido

2 entries

hakilo noun (tool)
hakilo noun (weapon)

Inari Sami

1 entries

ákšu noun (tool)

Indonesian

2 entries

kapak noun (tool)
kapak noun (weapon)

Ingush

1 entries

диг noun (tool)

Interlingua

1 entries

hacha noun (tool)

Iranian Persian

2 entries

تَبَر noun (tool)
تَبَرْزین noun (weapon)

Irish

2 entries

tua noun (tool)
tua noun (weapon)

Italian

4 entries

accetta noun (tool)
ascia noun (tool)
ascia noun (weapon)
mannaia noun (tool)

Japanese

4 entries

アックス noun (tool)
アックス noun (weapon)
斧 noun (tool)
斧 noun (weapon)

Kabardian

1 entries

джыдэ noun (tool)

Kaitag

1 entries

бере́тта noun (tool)

Kalmyk

2 entries

балт noun (tool)
сүк noun (tool)

Kambaata

1 entries

misaanita noun (tool)

Kanakanabu

1 entries

kakaamarʉ noun (tool)

Kannada

2 entries

ಕುಠಾರ noun (tool)
ಕೊಡ್ಲಿ noun (tool)

Kapampangan

1 entries

palakul noun (tool)

Karachay-Balkar

1 entries

балта noun (tool)

Karelian

1 entries

kirves noun (tool)

Kazakh

1 entries

балта noun (tool)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

ōu noun (tool)

Khmer

1 entries

ពូថៅ noun (tool)

Kikuyu

1 entries

ithanwa noun (tool)

Kildin Sami

2 entries

оа̄ккш noun (tool)
оа̄ккшэ noun (tool)

Kitembo

1 entries

mbaha noun (tool)

Kituba

1 entries

soka noun (tool)

Komi-Permyak

1 entries

чер noun (tool)

Komi-Zyrian

1 entries

чер noun (tool)

Kongo

1 entries

soka noun (tool)

Korean

2 entries

도끼 noun (tool)
도끼 noun (weapon)

Kumyk

1 entries

балта noun (tool)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

балта noun (tool)

Ladino

2 entries

balta noun (tool)
באלטה noun (tool)

Lak

1 entries

рикӏ noun (tool)

Lao

1 entries

ຂວານ noun (tool)

Latgalian

1 entries

ciervs noun (tool)

Latin

4 entries

ascia noun (tool)
ascia noun (weapon)
secūris noun (tool)
secūris noun (weapon)

Latvian

3 entries

cirvis noun (tool)
cirvis noun (weapon)
cirst verb (fell or chop)

Lezgi

1 entries

якӏв noun (tool)

Lingala

2 entries

epondo noun (tool)
soka noun (tool)

Lithuanian

1 entries

kirvis noun (tool)

Low German

3 entries

Ax noun (tool)
Ex noun (tool)
Äx noun (tool)

Lü

2 entries

ᦃᦱᧃ noun (tool)
ᦧᦱᧃ noun (tool)

Macedonian

1 entries

секира noun (tool)

Malay

1 entries

kapak noun (tool)

Malayalam

2 entries

കോടാലി noun (tool)
മഴു noun (tool)

Maltese

2 entries

mannara noun (tool)
mannara noun (weapon)

Manchu

1 entries

ᠰᡠᡥᡝ noun (tool)

Mangghuer

1 entries

suguo noun (tool)

Manx

1 entries

teigh noun (tool)

Mapudungun

1 entries

toki noun (tool)

Maranao

1 entries

wasay noun (tool)

Marathi

1 entries

कुऱ्हाड noun (tool)

Middle English

1 entries

ax noun (tool)

Moksha

1 entries

узерь noun (tool)

Mongghul

1 entries

sgo noun (tool)

Mongolian

3 entries

балт noun (tool)
сүх noun (tool)
сүхдэх verb (fell or chop)

Māori

1 entries

toki noun (tool)

Navajo

1 entries

tsénił noun (tool)

Nepali

1 entries

बन्चरो noun (tool)

Nganasan

1 entries

тобәкәә noun (tool)

Ngarrindjeri

1 entries

drekurmi noun (weapon)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

soha noun (tool)

Ngombe (Congo)

1 entries

epondo noun (tool)

Ngunawal

2 entries

umbagong noun (tool)
umbagong noun (weapon)

Norman

2 entries

hache noun (tool)
hache noun (weapon)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

balte noun (tool)
bivir noun (tool)

Northern Mansi

1 entries

са̄грап noun (tool)

Northern Min Chinese

1 entries

斧頭 /斧头 noun (tool)

Northern Sami

1 entries

ákšu noun (tool)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

stridsøks noun (weapon)
øks noun (tool)
øks noun (weapon)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

øks noun (tool)

Nuosu

1 entries

ꃤꃀ noun (tool)

Occitan

4 entries

destral noun (tool)
destral noun (weapon)
manaira noun (tool)
pigassa noun (tool)

Odia

1 entries

କୁରାଢୀ noun (tool)

Old East Slavic

3 entries

секꙑра noun (tool)
сокꙑра noun (tool)
топоръ noun (tool)

Old English

1 entries

æx noun (tool)

Old Irish

2 entries

biáil noun (tool)
biáil noun (weapon)

Old Norse

1 entries

øx noun (tool)

Old Tupi

1 entries

îy noun (tool)

Oromo

1 entries

qottoo noun (tool)

Osage

1 entries

𐓨𐓘̋͘𐓡𐓣͘𐓮𐓭𐓟 (mą̄́hįspe) noun (tool)

Ossetian

1 entries

фӕрӕт noun (tool)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

بالطه noun (tool)
بالطه noun (weapon)
تبر noun (tool)
تبر noun (weapon)

Pashto

1 entries

تبرګۍ noun (tool)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Akjs noun (tool)
Biel (nds) noun (tool)

Polabian

4 entries

bordåińă noun (tool)
bordåińă noun (weapon)
seťaŕă noun (tool)
seťaŕă noun (weapon)

Polish

2 entries

siekiera noun (tool)
topór noun (weapon)

Pontic Greek

2 entries

αξινάρ noun (tool)
παλτά noun (tool)

Portuguese

2 entries

machado noun (tool)
machado noun (weapon)

Quechua

1 entries

k'acha noun (tool)

Romanian

4 entries

secure noun (tool)
secure noun (weapon)
topor noun (tool)
topor noun (weapon)

Romansch

4 entries

manera noun (tool)
sagir noun (tool)
sgür noun (tool)
sieir noun (tool)

Russian

4 entries

колу́н noun (tool)
отка́з noun (rejection)
секи́ра noun (tool)
секи́ра noun (weapon)

Sanskrit

2 entries

कुठार noun (tool)
परशु noun (tool)

Sardinian

4 entries

bestrale noun (tool)
destrale noun (tool)
segura noun (tool)
segure noun (tool)

Saterland Frisian

1 entries

Äkse noun (tool)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

tuagh noun (tool)
tuagh noun (weapon)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

sjèkira noun (tool)
sjèkira noun (weapon)
sèkira noun (tool)
sèkira noun (weapon)

Shan

1 entries

ၵႂၢၼ် noun (tool)

Sicilian

3 entries

ascia noun (tool)
cugnata noun (tool)
sciunetta noun (tool)

Sidamo

1 entries

meesane noun (tool)

Sinhalese

1 entries

පොරොව noun (tool)

Skolt Sami

1 entries

ähšš noun (tool)

Slovak

1 entries

sekera noun (tool)

Slovene

2 entries

sekira noun (tool)
sekira noun (weapon)

Southern Altai

1 entries

малта noun (tool)

Spanish

4 entries

facha noun (tool)
hacha noun (tool)
hacha noun (weapon)
machado noun (tool)

Sranan Tongo

2 entries

beiri noun (tool)
beiri noun (weapon)

Sudovian

3 entries

bīla noun (tool)
kersle noun (weapon)
romestuve noun (weapon)

Svan

1 entries

კა̄და noun (tool)

Swahili

4 entries

shoka noun (tool)
shoka noun (weapon)
shoka noun (rejection)
shoka verb (fell or chop)

Swedish

4 entries

stridsyxa noun (weapon)
yxa noun (tool)
yxa noun (weapon)
fälla verb (fell or chop)

Tabasaran

1 entries

екӏв noun (tool)

Tagalog

1 entries

palakol noun (tool)

Tai Dam

1 entries

ꪄꪫꪱꪙ noun (tool)

Tajik

1 entries

табар noun (tool)

Tamil

1 entries

கோடரி noun (tool)

Taos

1 entries

kwóna noun (tool)

Tat

1 entries

тэвэр noun (tool)

Tatar

1 entries

балта noun (tool)

Telugu

1 entries

గొడ్డలి noun (tool)

Ter Sami

1 entries

а̄ккша noun (tool)

Thai

1 entries

ขวาน noun (tool)

Tibetan

1 entries

སྟ་རེ noun (tool)

Tigrinya

1 entries

ፋስ noun (tool)

Tocharian B

1 entries

peret noun (tool)

Tok Pisin

2 entries

akis noun (tool)
tamiok noun (tool)

Tundra Nenets

1 entries

тубка noun (tool)

Turkish

2 entries

balta noun (tool)
baltalamak verb (fell or chop)

Turkmen

1 entries

palta noun (tool)

Udmurt

1 entries

тӥр noun (tool)

Ukrainian

4 entries

берди́ш noun (weapon)
відмо́ва noun (rejection)
колу́н noun (tool)
соки́ра noun (tool)

Urdu

2 entries

تَبَر noun (weapon)
کُلْہاڑی noun (tool)

Uyghur

4 entries

ئايپالتا noun (weapon)
رەت قىلىش noun (rejection)
پالتا noun (tool)
پالتا noun (weapon)

Uzbek

1 entries

bolta noun (tool)

Venetan

4 entries

asa noun (tool)
daldora noun (tool)
daldoro noun (tool)
manara noun (tool)

Vietnamese

1 entries

rìu noun (tool)

Vilamovian

1 entries

ba̐jł noun (tool)

Wauja

1 entries

e'pi noun (tool)

Welsh

2 entries

bwyell noun (tool)
bwyell noun (weapon)

West-Frisian

1 entries

bile noun (tool)

Western Mari

1 entries

тавар noun (tool)

White Hmong

1 entries

taus noun (tool)

Wu Chinese

1 entries

斧頭 /斧头 noun (tool)

Xhosa

1 entries

izembe noun (tool)

Xiang Chinese

1 entries

斧頭 /斧头 noun (tool)

Yakut

1 entries

сүгэ noun (tool)

Yiddish

2 entries

האַק noun (tool)
אונטערהאַקן verb (terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner)

Zazaki

3 entries

tewerzin noun (tool)
tewerzin noun (weapon)
torzin (diq) noun (tool)

Zhuang

1 entries

fouj noun (tool)

Zulu

1 entries

imbazo noun (tool)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I get the feeling you still have an axe to grind. If you've got something to say come on out and say it.

Source: tatoeba (38395)

He has had absolutely no part in the conspiracy; it was not he, but his brother, who had an axe to grind against the government.

Source: tatoeba (300609)

She always has some axe to grind.

Source: tatoeba (310458)

The axe does not go to a humble neck.

Source: tatoeba (743743)

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