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hatchet

[ hach-it ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a tomahawk.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cut, destroy, kill, etc., with a hatchet.
  2. to abridge, delete, excise, etc.:

    The network censor may hatchet 30 minutes from the script.

hatchet

/ ˈ³óæ³Ùʃɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a short axe used for chopping wood, etc
  2. a tomahawk
  3. modifier of narrow dimensions and sharp features

    a hatchet face

  4. bury the hatchet
    to cease hostilities and become reconciled
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó²¹³Ù³¦³ó±ð³Ù-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó²¹³Ù³¦³óijÙ·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hatchet1

1300–50; 1670–80, Americanism hatchet fordef 6; Middle English hachet < Middle French hachette, diminutive ( -et ) of hache ax < Frankish *hapja kind of knife; akin to Greek °ìó±è³Ù±ð¾±²Ô to cut ( comma, syncope )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hatchet1

C14: from Old French hachette, from hache axe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German happa knife
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited; make peace.
  2. 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
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Example Sentences

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When officers searched him they found Dighton was wearing body armour and was carrying a hatchet in his bag.

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But Musk’s behavior resembles that of any corporate hatchet man.

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"We say the 'scalpel' rather than the 'hatchet,'" he added, promising agency leaders and Musk would work together effectively.

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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.

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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.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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