axing - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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don't ax this question again

I axed him if he wanted some company

she axed about Mama

(verb)

definitions

end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

examples

the company is axing 125 jobs

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

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(verb)

definitions

cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively

examples

the mahogany panelling had been axed