take up the hatchet in English

Forms: takes up the hatchet [present, singular, third-person], taking up the hatchet [participle, present], took up the hatchet [past], taken up the hatchet [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Referring to Native Americans' use of the tomahawk. Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> up the hatchet}} 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)

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  "etymology_text": "Referring to Native Americans' use of the tomahawk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes up the hatchet",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking up the hatchet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took up the hatchet",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken up the hatchet",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "take<,,took,taken> up the hatchet"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bury the hatchet"
        }
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "To declare war or go to war."
      ],
      "id": "en-take_up_the_hatchet-en-verb-fvcnd8Y9",
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          "war",
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          "go to war",
          "go to war"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, archaic) To declare war or go to war."
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make or declare war",
          "word": "tarttua sotakirveeseeen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make or declare war",
          "word": "déterrer la hache de guerre"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make or declare war",
          "word": "kiássa a csatabárdot"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take up the hatchet"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Referring to Native Americans' use of the tomahawk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes up the hatchet",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking up the hatchet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took up the hatchet",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken up the hatchet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "take<,,took,taken> up the hatchet"
      },
      "expansion": "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "bury the hatchet"
        }
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        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
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      "glosses": [
        "To declare war or go to war."
      ],
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          "war",
          "war"
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, archaic) To declare war or go to war."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make or declare war",
      "word": "tarttua sotakirveeseeen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make or declare war",
      "word": "déterrer la hache de guerre"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make or declare war",
      "word": "kiássa a csatabárdot"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take up the hatchet"
}

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"take up the hatchet" meaning in English

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