Cut with an axe Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The Washington Post · 2026-10-08

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(verb)

  1. strike with an axe; cut down, strike
  2. make or shape as with an axe

(noun)

  1. an unexcused absence from class
  2. the act of reducing the amount or number
  3. the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
  4. the act of cutting something into parts
  5. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
  6. the division of a deck of cards before dealing
  7. (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
  8. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
  9. a refusal to recognize someone you know
  10. a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
  11. a canal made by erosion or excavation
  12. the style in which a garment is cut
  13. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
  14. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
  15. (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
  16. a remark capable of wounding mentally
  17. a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
  18. a share of the profits
  19. a wound made by cutting
  20. a step on some scale

(verb)

  1. cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
  2. grow through the gums
  3. have grow through the gums
  4. cut and assemble the components of
  5. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
  6. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  7. cease, stop
  8. cut down on; make a reduction in
  9. have a reducing effect
  10. dissolve by breaking down the fat of
  11. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
  12. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
  13. refuse to acknowledge
  14. make out and issue
  15. penetrate injuriously
  16. fell by sawing; hew
  17. reap or harvest
  18. hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
  19. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
  20. separate with or as if with an instrument
  21. divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
  22. make an incision or separation
  23. allow incision or separation
  24. function as a cutting instrument
  25. style and tailor in a certain fashion
  26. perform or carry out
  27. form or shape by cutting or incising
  28. form by probing, penetrating, or digging
  29. create by duplicating data
  30. record a performance on (a medium)
  31. make a recording of
  32. stop filming
  33. make an abrupt change of image or sound
  34. pass through or across
  35. pass directly and often in haste
  36. turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  37. move (one's fist)
  38. give the appearance or impression of
  39. discharge from a group
  40. be able to manage or manage successfully
  41. intentionally fail to attend

(adjective)

  1. separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
  2. (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
  3. fashioned or shaped by cutting
  4. (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
  5. made neat and tidy by trimming

(adjective satellite)

  1. with parts removed
  2. mixed with water
  3. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
  4. (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

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    Cut with an axe (3)

    The Washington Post · Oct 8, 2026

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