Chop
Grind
Grind verb - To make smooth by friction.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- An Axe to Grind: The axe Ragnhild meant to chop firewood with on a chilly morning, wasn´t in the woodshed, and she had to fetch it in the smithy.
Source: Literature / Fellow Man - In "No-One", Sandor Clegane has An Axe to Grind with the outlaws who massacred his friends, so he uses one to chop an outlaw in the goolies.
Source: Any Last Words? -
An Axe to Grind: In room 554, you acquire an axe which can be used to chop down Specimen 1 whenever it shows up, or fight back against the killer deer.
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