Advertisement
Advertisement
hatchet
[ hach-it ]
noun
- a small, short-handled ax having the end of the head opposite the blade in the form of a hammer, made to be used with one hand.
- a tomahawk.
verb (used with object)
- to cut, destroy, kill, etc., with a hatchet.
- to abridge, delete, excise, etc.:
The network censor may hatchet 30 minutes from the script.
hatchet
/ ˈ³óæ³Ùʃɪ³Ù /
noun
- a short axe used for chopping wood, etc
- a tomahawk
- modifier of narrow dimensions and sharp features
a hatchet face
- bury the hatchetto cease hostilities and become reconciled
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó²¹³Ù³¦³ó±ð³Ù-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²¹³Ù³¦³óijÙ·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hatchet1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hatchet1
Idioms and Phrases
- bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited; make peace.
- take up the hatchet, to begin or resume hostilities; prepare for or go to war:
The natives are taking up the hatchet against the enemy.
More idioms and phrases containing hatchet
- bury the hatchet
Example Sentences
When officers searched him they found Dighton was wearing body armour and was carrying a hatchet in his bag.
But Musk’s behavior resembles that of any corporate hatchet man.
"We say the 'scalpel' rather than the 'hatchet,'" he added, promising agency leaders and Musk would work together effectively.
But I’m a lot more skeptical than Barger about any promise of resources from the White House, just as Trump appears intent on taking a hatchet to federal spending.
His loyal hatchet woman, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, promptly announced legislation to do just that so that the government could get to work changing all the maps.
Advertisement
Related ˜yÐÄvlogs
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse