ax vs hack

ax and hack both are nouns.

ax and hack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ax	Yes	No	Yes	No
hack	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hack is a hypernym of ax; that is, hack is a word with a broader meaning than ax:

ax: chop or split with an ax
hack: cut with a hacking tool

Other hypernyms of ax include chop.

ax (noun)	hack (noun)
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle	a horse kept for hire
	an old or over-worked horse
	a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
	a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
	a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
	one who works hard at boring tasks
	a mediocre and disdained writer
	a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

ax (verb)	hack (verb)
terminate	cough spasmodically
chop or split with an ax	significantly cut up a manuscript
	fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
	kick on the shins
	kick on the arms
	cut away
	cut with a hacking tool
	be able to manage or manage successfully

Difference between ax and hack

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