a tool consisting of a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle, used for cutting wood
She used an ax to cut some wood for the fire.
He used an ax to chop firewood for the winter.
The lumberjack swung his ax with precision, felling the tall tree.
The old barn was in such disrepair that it had to be torn down with an ax.
As a symbol of authority and power, the king held a ceremonial golden ax.
She used a small ax to trim and shape the branches of the bonsai tree in her garden.
