axe-murder
axe-murder verb: to murder (someone) with an axe.
Verb
axe-murder (third-person singular simple present axe-murders, present participle axe-murdering, simple past and past participle axe-murdered)
- 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
- 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
Forms of axe-murder
| third-person singular present | axe-murders |
|---|---|
| present participle | axe-murdering |
| past participle | axe-murdered |
| past | axe-murdered |
| alternative form | axe murder |
Origin of axe-murder
From axe + murder or Back-formation from axe-murderer.
Questions about axe-murder
- What does axe-murder mean?
- Axe-murder means to murder (someone) with an axe.
- What part of speech is axe-murder?
- Axe-murder is a verb.
- What is the past tense of axe-murder?
- The past tense of axe-murder is axe-murdered.
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