ax
     n : an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a
         handle [syn: {axe}]
     v 1: chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: {axe}]
     2: terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped
        funding it" [syn: {axe}]
     [also: {axes} (pl)]
Source: WordNet® 2.0