transcription, транскрипция: [ æks ]
( axes, axing, axed)
Note: in AM, use 'ax'
1.
An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone’s job or something such as a public service or a television programme is axed , it is ended suddenly and without discussion.
Community projects are being axed by hard-pressed social services departments.
= cut
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed
3.
If a person or institution is facing the axe , that person is likely to lose their job or that institution is likely to be closed, usually in order to save money. ( JOURNALISM )
N-SING : the N
4.
If someone has an axe to grind , they are doing something for selfish reasons. ( INFORMAL )
He seems like a decent bloke and I’ve got no axe to grind with him.
PHRASE : V inflects [ disapproval ]