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Axe (Verb)

Terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The company axed several positions due to financial difficulties and restructuring.
After a series of low ratings, the network decided to axe the unpopular television show.
Due to budget constraints, the city council voted to axe funding for various public art projects.
The university axed the underperforming athletic team and cut ties with its coach.
As part of the downsizing process, the non-profit organization was forced to axe multiple community programs.

Chop or split with an ax; "axe wood".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

They spent the morning chopping down a large tree and the afternoon axe wood into manageable logs for the fire.
A neighbour offered to axe wood for my grandmother so she can keep warm during winter.
He will axe the wood but his wife will split and stack the firewood.
It took my father several hours to axe through every branch on the downed tree.
They pulled out an axe and began to axe wood to build a fire in the forest.