Home›Browse›T›the axethe axeOur editors are putting together more complete content — check back in about 20 minutesthe axethe axe — nounnoun1. a tool used for chopping wood1.nounDefinitiona tool used for chopping woodExampleHe used the axe to split the logs.2. the act of dismissing someone from a job2.nounDefinitionthe act of dismissing someone from a jobExampleThe company gave him the axe last week.