hugga — meaning in English
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English meaning
- axe noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
- chisel noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
- chomp verb To bite or chew something noisily and heavily.
- hew verb To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
- knife noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
- slash noun A quick, forceful cutting stroke, or the cut it leaves.
Senses
hugga is used for these senses in English:
- axe (transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.
- chomp (intransitive) To bite or chew loudly or heavily.
- hew (ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
- knife (transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
- slash To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
axe — full definition
- noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
- noun figurative: A drastic cut, cancellation, or dismissal.
- verb To cancel, cut, or dismiss something or someone abruptly.
chisel — full definition
- noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
- verb To carve or shape material using a chisel.
- verb Informal: to cheat or trick someone out of something, or to gradually erode something.