hatchet

Speech parts

1. hatchet - Noun

2. hatchet - Verb

Meaning

A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.

Specifically, a tomahawk.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tomahawk lance colter cleaver cutlass bill knife hammer chisel chopper scythe hoe shears plowshare awl

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Antonyms

join spoon bitch vagina bare hands

Hypernyms

tool arm axe ax weapon weapon system

Hyponyms

broad hatchet claw hatchet half hatchet

Phrases with the word

bury the hatchet buried the hatchet hatchet face do a hatchet job bury the hatchet with hatchet person

Examples

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet. Kin Hubbard

I finally had to go to the American Civil Liberties Union here in northern California to get my reply published to what I considered to be a hatchet job done by Stanley Crouch. Ishmael Reed

A little careful pushing, and they'll bury the hatchet all right-in each other. Poul Anderson

Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet. Chinese Proverb

When the tree is down, everyone runs to it with a hatchet to cut wood. Italian Proverb

To lend your hatchet and get your forest cut down. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

hatchery hatchery-reared hatcheryman hatchet face hatchet job hatchet man