hatchet

UK
/ˈhætʃɪt/
US
/ˈhæʧɪt/

Übersetzungen

hatchetsubstantiv
hatchets
Pl.
UK
/ˈhætʃɪt/
US
/ˈhæʧɪt/
He used a hatchet to chop the wood.
Он использовал топорик, чтобы рубить дрова.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
hatchetverb
hatcheted
Präteritum
hatcheted
Partizip Perfekt
hatcheting
Gerundium
hatchetadjektiv
UK
/ˈhætʃɪt/
US
/ˈhætʃɪt/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., hatchet job, hatchet man).

Definitionen

hatchetsubstantiv
A small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.
He used a hatchet to chop the firewood into smaller pieces.
A tool used for cutting and shaping wood, typically featuring a sharp blade and a hammer-like back.
The carpenter reached for his hatchet to trim the wooden beam.
Hostility or a grievance, especially as referenced in the idiom ‘to bury the hatchet’.
After years of rivalry, the two companies finally buried the hatchet.
hatchetverb
To cut or chop with a hatchet.
They hatcheted the branches into firewood.
To slash, reduce, or destroy drastically, especially in a figurative sense.
The editor hatcheted the manuscript down to half its original length.
hatchetadjektiv
Denoting ruthless, aggressive, or destructive action, typically used before another noun.
The minister became the target of a hatchet job in the tabloids.