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takes up the hatchet

takes up the hatchet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take up the hatchet.

Meaning of take up the hatchet

Verb

take up the hatchet (third-person singular simple present takes up the hatchet, present participle taking up the hatchet, simple past took up the hatchet, past participle taken up the hatchet)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To declare war or go to war.

Questions about takes up the hatchet

What is takes up the hatchet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes up the hatchet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take up the hatchet.

Words near takes up the hatchet in the dictionary

  1. takes up residence
  2. takes up the cudgel for
  3. takes up the cudgels
  4. takes up the gantlet
  5. takes up the gauntlet
  6. takes up the hatchet
  7. takes up the mantle
  8. takes up the slack
  9. takes up with
  10. takes upon oneself
  11. takes water

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