hack vs axe

hack and axe both are nouns.

hack and axe both are verbs.

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

As verbs, axe is a hyponym of hack; that is, axe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hack:

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

Other hyponyms of hack include ax.

hack (noun)	axe (noun)
a horse kept for hire	an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
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

hack (verb)	axe (verb)
cough spasmodically	terminate
significantly cut up a manuscript	chop or split with an ax
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 hack and axe

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