Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In masonry, dressed with a stone hammer to a smooth surface.
- Furnished with an ax or with axes.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
axe .
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Examples
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The Audit Commission alone, which the communities secretary, Eric Pickles, has axed, is facing nearly £500m in liabilities.
Government's 'bonfire of the quangos' plan will cost as much as it saves Polly Curtis 2010
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And Bryan Fuller, now that Pushing Daisies has been wrongly axed, is probably coming back to the staff.
Tim Kring Blames Audience for the Suckage That is Heroes 2008
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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.
Archive 2008-04-01 Not a sheep 2008
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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.
"Sheep have rights too" Not a sheep 2008
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Flashing swiftly on, his sword axed into the second man's head a heartbeat before Akeba's steel buried itself in the man's ribs.
Conan The Unconquered Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983
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Flashing swiftly on, his sword axed into the second man's head a heartbeat before Akeba's steel buried itself in the man's ribs.
Conan The Unconquered Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983
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Braga recall axed keeper Mario Felgueiras for Celtic clash after injury crisis hits club
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Amanda Ross, the producer of the Richard & Judy book club, recently "axed" from digital TV, is looking for anew home - on terrestrial TV if publishers and booksellers have their way.
PETRONA Maxine 2009
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Amanda Ross, the producer of the Richard & Judy book club, recently "axed" from digital TV, is looking for anew home - on terrestrial TV if publishers and booksellers have their way.
Richard and Judy and other sales figures Maxine 2009
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Amanda Ross, the producer of the Richard & Judy book club, recently "axed" from digital TV, is looking for anew home - on terrestrial TV if publishers and booksellers have their way.
Richard and Judy and other sales figures Maxine 2009
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