hatchet
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.
to cut, destroy, kill, etc., with a hatchet.
to abridge, delete, excise, etc.: The network censor may hatchet 30 minutes from the script.
Idioms about hatchet
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.
Origin of hatchet
1Other words from hatchet
- hatch·et·like, adjective
Words Nearby hatchet
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How to use hatchet in a sentence
It’s tempting to bring extra clothing, water bottles, hatchets, and more, but if there’s a chance you might not use them, it’s not worth carrying them around on your back.
Ultralight backpacking hacks no one tells you about | Sandra Gutierrez | July 29, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThis is a subject that people tend to have pretty strong opinions about, so please don’t think I’m so insane as to attempt a detailed stacking guide for Outside, only to have the woodsmansplainers bust out their hatchets.
How to Find Zen by Splitting and Stacking Wood | Martin Fritz Huber | March 1, 2021 | Outside OnlineIn a room on the right, Mono finds a hatchet that’s just about as long as he is tall.
‘Little Nightmares II’: A hypnotic, dark fairy tale | Christopher Byrd | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostAt the Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown, political rivals literally bury the hatchet.
Lovely, little Delaware — long famous for corporations, chickens and credit cards — is ready for its big moment | Karen Heller | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostProsecutors claim that Silento walked into a stranger’s home in Los Angeles that was unlocked on Saturday and then began swinging a hatchet at two people.
Silento Charged After Attacking Strangers With A Hatchet | Joi-Marie McKenzie | September 4, 2020 | Essence.com
The conviction of the man known as The hatchet, infamous for filming himself torturing gay people, is good news.
This is not a hatchet job, and it certainly could have been.
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‘We Can’t Stop’ a Cappella, Coffee Shop Telekinesis & More Viral Videos | Natasha Bach | October 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd, he added, a mayor would be foolish to attempt to “take a hatchet to the financial industry.”
Can Bill de Blasio Fix New York’s Income Inequality? | David Freedlander | September 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to the police report, officers also found a Taser and a hatchet in the house.
Anna Benson, Former ‘Baseball Wife,’ Reportedly Snaps. What Happened? | Christine Pelisek | July 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe formation of an axe or hatchet, however crude it may have been, would naturally lead to another step in advance.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisHe had the hatchet face of the clever Yankee, alert, sharply defined, with a high-bridged and rather bold English nose.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonTo be sure, he might kill the dog with the hatchet, but such butchery was repugnant to him, and he quickly dismissed the idea.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonIt is not rare to find in primitive submarine formations these singular kinds of passages, which seem cut out with a hatchet.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoThe planking had been sawed, the timber cut with the hatchet, the ironwork with a file, the sheathing with the chisel.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for hatchet
/ (ˈhætʃɪt) /
a short axe used for chopping wood, etc
a tomahawk
(modifier) of narrow dimensions and sharp features: a hatchet face
bury the hatchet to cease hostilities and become reconciled
Origin of hatchet
1Derived forms of hatchet
- hatchet-like, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hatchet
In addition to the idioms beginning with hatchet
- hatchet job
- hatchet man
also see:
- bury the hatchet
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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