a tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle

I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood

an axe blade

a musical instrument used in popular music or jazz, especially a guitar or (originally) a saxophone

end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

the company is axing 125 jobs

2,500 staff were axed as part of a rationalization programme

cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively

the mahogany panelling had been axed