ax
Произношение: [æks]
Слово
Контекст: «tools»
(noun) a tool that has a heavy metal blade and is used for chopping wood. You can think of it like a super-strong kind of knife for cutting down trees or splitting logs.
Пример
He used his ax to chop firewood for the winter.
Пример
She didn't need an ax to cut the paper; scissors worked just fine.
Пример
Do you know how to use an ax safely in the yard?
Контекст: «removal»
(verb) to cut something down, like a tree, or to get rid of something, like a program or a job. It's like making something go away with a big cut.
Пример
The workers axed the old tree to make space for a new playground.
Пример
They didn't ax the project; it continued until it was finished.
Пример
Are they going to ax any of the classes next semester?
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