axed

/aks/

noun

A tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle.

I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood

hatchet,cleaver

verb

End, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly.

the company is axing 125 jobs

cancel,withdraw,drop,abandon,end,terminate,put an end to,discontinue

SYNONYMS

cleaverhatchet