axe-murder

verb

To murder (someone) with an axe.

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Meanings

verbaxe-murder (third-person singular simple present axe-murders, present participle axe-murdering, simple past and past participle axe-murdered)

present singular third person axe-murders · participle present axe-murdering · participle past axe-murdered · past axe-murdered · alternative axe murder

  1. To murder (someone) with an axe.

    So […] the macabre episode of the two Americans axe-murdered […] became another chapter in the bloody annals of the Korean conflict.

    1976 September 20, NEA London Economist News Service, “Touchy Issue: How Should U.S. Define Its Allies”, in Gadsden Times
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    As it turned out, Mrs. Talbot was a perfectly nice woman, and the students she axe-murdered for her unholy rituals weren't close acquaintances anyway.

    2004, Jeff Strand, Out of Whack, page 21

Origin

From axe + murder or Back-formation from axe-murderer.

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APA

axe-murder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axe-murder

MLA

“axe-murder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axe-murder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axe-murder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axe-murder.

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