hatchet
part of speech
noun (a hatchet, hatchets)
meaning for a pupil
1) A small axe with a short handle, used with one hand to chop wood. tree →
2) (idiom) «Bury the hatchet» means to stop arguing and make peace. tree →
3) (idiom) «A hatchet job» means harsh, unfair criticism that tries to damage someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A small axe used to smash carved work in the Temple. Interpretation: Tradition remembers the destruction of the Temple with sorrow, and Psalm 74 is read as a lament for it. In the primary lessons: In camping, survival stories (like «Hatchet» by Gary Paulsen) and history lessons a hatchet is a tool for chopping firewood and building shelters. Safety: hatchets are sharp tools only for adults or with close adult supervision. In everyday talk, friends «bury the hatchet» after a fight. Phrases: bury the hatchet, hatchet job, hatchet-faced.
examples
- And now all the carved work thereof together they strike down with hatchet and hammers. (Writings PSA.74.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Dad used a hatchet to chop kindling for the campfire. tree →
- In «Hatchet», a boy survives in the Canadian wilderness. tree →
- After a week of arguing, the twins finally buried the hatchet. tree →
- The newspaper did a hatchet job on the new mayor. tree →
- Always carry a hatchet with its blade covered. tree →
- The scouts learned how to use a hatchet safely. tree →
- I chopped the tree down with my hatchet." tree →
note
Plural: hatchets. Spelling: hat-chet. A hatchet is smaller than an axe and used with one hand. Not related to «hatch» (an egg hatching), although they look alike.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «hatchet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.