Axed

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of axe.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In masonry, dressed with a stone hammer to a smooth surface.
  • Furnished with an ax or with axes.
  • Word Usage
    "Apparently, following protests by animal rights activists the sheep shearing competition has been axed from the line-up at the Kent County Show (held in Detling, near Maidstone, each July) this year."
    Equivalent
    axeman   
    Verb Form
    axed    axes    axing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hack    chop    terminate    end   
    Variant
    ax    axman   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sack    pink slip    boot    chop    downsize    lay off    fire   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Acts    Jacks    Macs    Max    Sachs    Saxe    acts    antitax    attacks    ax   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ax    knife    hammer    hatchet    spear    dagger    shovel    whip    chisel    axis