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Definitions for Hatchet
[1] 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.
[2] a tomahawk.
[3] hatchetfish.
[4] to cut, destroy, kill, etc., with a hatchet.
[5] to abridge, delete, excise, etc.: The network censor may hatchet 30 minutes from the script.
[6] bury the hatchet , to become reconciled or reunited; make peace.
[7] 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.
[8] a short axe used for chopping wood, etc
[9] a tomahawk
[10] (modifier) of narrow dimensions and sharp features a hatchet face
[11] bury the hatchet to cease hostilities and become reconciled
Words related to Hatchet
machete, bill, tomahawk, billhook
Words nearby Hatchet
hatch boat, hatchback, hatcheck, hatchel, hatchery, hatchet, hatchet face, hatchet job, hatchet man, hatchetfish, hatchettite
Origin of Hatchet
1300–50; 1670–80, Americanism for def 6 ; Middle English hachet < Middle French hachette, diminutive (see -et) of hache ax < Frankish *hapja kind of knife; akin to Greek kóptein to cut (cf. comma, syncope)
Other words from Hatchet
hatch·et·like , adjective
Word origin for Hatchet
C14: from Old French hachette, from hache axe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German happa knife