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pole·axe or pole·ax P0409300 (pōl′ăks′)n.1. An axe having a hammer face opposite the blade, used to slaughter cattle.2. A medieval battle-axe consisting of a long shaft ending in an axe or a combination of an axe, hammer, and pick.tr.v. pole·axed, pole·ax·ing, pole·ax·es To strike or fell with or as if with a poleaxe: "When a gang of doves circled above the flowing water and swooped in to feed, he poleaxed the leader with a clean head shot" (William Hoffman). [Middle English, alteration (influenced by pole, long piece of wood) of pollax : poll, head; see poll + ax, axe; see axe.]poleaxe (ˈpəʊlˌæks) or poleaxn1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) another term for battle-axe12. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other3. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an axe used by butchers to slaughter animalsvb (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to hit or fell with or as if with a poleaxe[C14 pollax battle-axe, from poll + axe]pole•ax (ˈpoʊlˌæks) n., pl. -ax•es (-ˌæk sɪz) v. n. 1. a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot. v.t. 2. to strike down or kill with or as if with a poleax. [1300–50; Middle English pollax literally, head-ax (see poll, ax); akin to Middle Low German polexe] poleaxe Past participle: poleaxed Gerund: poleaxing
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I poleaxe | you poleaxe | he/she/it poleaxes | we poleaxe | you poleaxe | they poleaxe |
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I poleaxed | you poleaxed | he/she/it poleaxed | we poleaxed | you poleaxed | they poleaxed |
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I am poleaxing | you are poleaxing | he/she/it is poleaxing | we are poleaxing | you are poleaxing | they are poleaxing |
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I have poleaxed | you have poleaxed | he/she/it has poleaxed | we have poleaxed | you have poleaxed | they have poleaxed |
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I was poleaxing | you were poleaxing | he/she/it was poleaxing | we were poleaxing | you were poleaxing | they were poleaxing |
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I had poleaxed | you had poleaxed | he/she/it had poleaxed | we had poleaxed | you had poleaxed | they had poleaxed |
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I will poleaxe | you will poleaxe | he/she/it will poleaxe | we will poleaxe | you will poleaxe | they will poleaxe |
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I will have poleaxed | you will have poleaxed | he/she/it will have poleaxed | we will have poleaxed | you will have poleaxed | they will have poleaxed |
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I will be poleaxing | you will be poleaxing | he/she/it will be poleaxing | we will be poleaxing | you will be poleaxing | they will be poleaxing |
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I have been poleaxing | you have been poleaxing | he/she/it has been poleaxing | we have been poleaxing | you have been poleaxing | they have been poleaxing |
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I will have been poleaxing | you will have been poleaxing | he/she/it will have been poleaxing | we will have been poleaxing | you will have been poleaxing | they will have been poleaxing |
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I had been poleaxing | you had been poleaxing | he/she/it had been poleaxing | we had been poleaxing | you had been poleaxing | they had been poleaxing |
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I would poleaxe | you would poleaxe | he/she/it would poleaxe | we would poleaxe | you would poleaxe | they would poleaxe |
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I would have poleaxed | you would have poleaxed | he/she/it would have poleaxed | we would have poleaxed | you would have poleaxed | they would have poleaxed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | poleaxe - an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the bladepoleaxax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | | 2. | poleaxe - a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pickpoleaxbattle-ax, battle-axe - a broadax used as a weapon | Verb | 1. | poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleaxpoleaxfell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" | Translations
poleaxeenUK
Synonyms for poleaxenoun an ax used to slaughter cattleSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a battle ax used in the Middle AgesSynonymsRelated Wordsverb fell with or as if with a poleaxSynonymsRelated Words- fell
- strike down
- cut down
- drop
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