The difference between Axe and Sack

When used as nouns, axe means a tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it, whereas sack means a bag.

When used as verbs, axe means to fell or chop with an axe, whereas sack means to put in a sack or sacks.

check bellow for the other definitions of Axe and Sack

  1. Axe as a noun:

    A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

  2. Axe as a noun:

    An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.

  3. Axe as a noun (informal):

    A dismissal or rejection.

    Examples:

    "His girlfriend/boss/[[schoolmaster]] gave him the axe."

    "synonyms: chop pink slip sack boot"

  4. Axe as a noun (slang, music):

    A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.

  5. Axe as a noun (finance):

    A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.

    Examples:

    "A financial [[dealer]] has an axe in a stock that his buyers don't know about, giving him an advantage in making the most profit."

  1. Axe as a verb (transitive):

    To fell or chop with an axe.

  2. Axe as a verb (transitive):

    To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner.

    Examples:

    "The government announced its plans to axe public spending."

    "The broadcaster axed the series because far fewer people than expected watched it."

    "He got axed in the last round of firings."

    "synonyms: fire lay off downsize"

  1. Axe as a noun (archaic):

    The axle of a wheel.

  1. Axe as a verb:

    To furnish with an axle.

  1. Axe as a verb (now, obsolete, outside, dialects, especially, AAVE):

  1. Sack as a noun:

    A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

  2. Sack as a noun:

    The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).

  3. Sack as a noun (uncountable):

    The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

    Examples:

    "The sack of Rome."

  4. Sack as a noun (uncountable):

    Loot or booty obtained by pillage.

  5. Sack as a noun (American football):

    A successful tackle of the quarterback. See verb sense4 below.

  6. Sack as a noun (baseball):

    One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.

    Examples:

    "He twisted his ankle sliding into the sack at second."

  7. Sack as a noun (informal):

    Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position, usually as give (someone) the sack or get the sack. See verb sense4 below.

    Examples:

    "The boss is gonna give her the sack today."

    "He got the sack for being late all the time."

  8. Sack as a noun (colloquial, US):

    Bed; usually as hit the sack or in the sack. See also sack out.

  9. Sack as a noun (dated):

    (also sacque) A kind of loose-fitting gown or dress with sleeves which hangs from the shoulders, such as a gown with a Watteau back or sack-back, fashionable in the late 17th to 18th century; or, formerly, a loose-fitting hip-length jacket, cloak or cape.

  10. Sack as a noun (dated):

    A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.

  11. Sack as a noun (vulgar, slang):

    The scrotum.

    Examples:

    "He got passed the ball, but it hit him in the sack."

  1. Sack as a verb:

    To put in a sack or sacks.

    Examples:

    "Help me sack the groceries."

  2. Sack as a verb:

    To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

  3. Sack as a verb:

    To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

    Examples:

    "The barbarians sacked Rome."

  4. Sack as a verb (American football):

    To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.

  5. Sack as a verb (informal):

    To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

    Examples:

    "He was sacked last September."

  6. Sack as a verb (colloquial):

    In the phrase sack out, to fall asleep. See also hit the sack.

    Examples:

    "The kids all sacked out before 9:00 on New Year’s Eve."

  1. Sack as a noun (dated):

    A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.

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