hatcheting
Small axe work
Hatcheting is the act of attacking or cutting down with a hatchet, or more commonly, attacking someone or something aggressively in a figurative sense.
A hatcheting review tears apart a film or book.
Political opponents engage in hatcheting each other's reputations.
The word implies brutal, chopping blows rather than surgical precision.
Bladed tool for chopping
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- splittingDividing into parts
- logsCut wood sections
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
blade · swing · woodpile · cleaving · timber · stump · strike · wedge
Dividing via sharp edge
- slashingCutting with force
- trimmingCutting away excess
- reductionMaking something smaller
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
layoffs · downsizing · elimination · cost-cutting · defunding · pruning · gutting · scaling back
Actively engaging offensively
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- panningLateral camera traverse
- savagingAttacking with ferocity
- tearing apartForcibly separating into pieces
harsh review · dismantling · evisceration · takedown · negative press · scathing · condemnation · disparagement
Indigenous hand axe
- throwingPropelling by arm motion
- weaponInstrument for inflicting harm
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
blade · tactical · survival · close-quarters · Indigenous · melee · Native American · battle
axe
Bladed tool for chopping
kindling · blade · swing · woodpile · cleaving · timber · stump · strike · wedge · hack
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
austerity · layoffs · downsizing · elimination · cost-cutting · defunding · pruning · gutting · scaling back · workforce reduction
attacking
Actively engaging offensively
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- panningLateral camera traverse
- savagingAttacking with ferocity
harsh review · tearing apart · dismantling · evisceration · takedown · negative press · scathing · condemnation · disparagement · slashing
tomahawk
Indigenous hand axe
- throwingPropelling by arm motion
- weaponInstrument for inflicting harm
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
warfare · blade · tactical · survival · close-quarters · Indigenous · melee · Native American · battle · raiding
hatchetingbuilding
Enclosed roofed structure
constructing · assembling · joining · mending · repairing
hatchetingsawing
Slicing with toothed blade
laser cutting · slicing · filing · sanding · polishing
hatchetingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
protecting · nurturing · cultivating · expanding · embellishing