"axe-murder" meaning in All languages combined

See axe-murder on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-axe-murder.wav Forms: axe-murders [present, singular, third-person], axe-murdering [participle, present], axe-murdered [participle, past], axe-murdered [past]
Etymology: From axe + murder or Back-formation from axe-murderer. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|axe|murder}} axe + murder, {{back-form|en|axe-murderer}} Back-formation from axe-murderer Head templates: {{en-verb}} axe-murder (third-person singular simple present axe-murders, present participle axe-murdering, simple past and past participle axe-murdered)
  1. To murder (someone) with an axe. Categories (topical): Murder Synonyms: axe murder

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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