English > ax: 3 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle. |
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| Synonym | axe |
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| Parts | ax handle, axe handle | The handle of an ax |
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| ax head, axe head | The cutting head of an ax |
| blade | The flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge |
| haft, helve | The handle of a weapon or tool |
| Narrower | broadax, broadaxe | A large ax with a broad cutting blade |
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| common ax, common axe, Dayton ax, Dayton axe | An ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side |
| double-bitted ax, double-bitted axe, Western ax, Western axe | An ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head |
| fireman's ax, fireman's axe | An ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side |
| hatchet | A small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood) |
| ice ax, ice axe, piolet | An ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice |
| poleax, poleaxe | An ax used to slaughter cattle |
| Broader | edge tool | Any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane / plane or gouge) |
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| Spanish | hacha |
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| Catalan | atxa, destral |
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| Verbs | ax | chop or split with an ax |
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