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A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

A dismissal or rejection.

Example: His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe.

A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.

The axle of a wheel.

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

Example: I asked her age.

To put forward (a question) to be answered.

Example: to ask a question

To interrogate or enquire of (a person).

Example: I'm going to ask this lady for directions.

To request or petition; usually with for.

Example: to ask for a second helping at dinner

To fell or chop with an axe.

To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.

Example: He got axed in the last round of firings.

To furnish with an axle.

An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

Example: The Earth rotates once a day on its axis

A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)

The second cervical vertebra of the spine

A form of classification and descriptions of mental disorders or disabilities used in manuals such as the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)