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单词 poleaxe
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poleaxe

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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

poleax

n1. (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
Imperative
poleaxe
poleaxe
Present
I poleaxe
you poleaxe
he/she/it poleaxes
we poleaxe
you poleaxe
they poleaxe
Preterite
I poleaxed
you poleaxed
he/she/it poleaxed
we poleaxed
you poleaxed
they poleaxed
Present Continuous
I am poleaxing
you are poleaxing
he/she/it is poleaxing
we are poleaxing
you are poleaxing
they are poleaxing
Present Perfect
I have poleaxed
you have poleaxed
he/she/it has poleaxed
we have poleaxed
you have poleaxed
they have poleaxed
Past Continuous
I was poleaxing
you were poleaxing
he/she/it was poleaxing
we were poleaxing
you were poleaxing
they were poleaxing
Past Perfect
I had poleaxed
you had poleaxed
he/she/it had poleaxed
we had poleaxed
you had poleaxed
they had poleaxed
Future
I will poleaxe
you will poleaxe
he/she/it will poleaxe
we will poleaxe
you will poleaxe
they will poleaxe
Future Perfect
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
Future Continuous
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
Present Perfect Continuous
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
Future Perfect Continuous
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
Past Perfect Continuous
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
Conditional
I would poleaxe
you would poleaxe
he/she/it would poleaxe
we would poleaxe
you would poleaxe
they would poleaxe
Past Conditional
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
Thesaurus
Noun1.poleaxe - an ax used to slaughter cattlepoleaxe - 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
Verb1.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
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poleaxe

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Synonyms for poleaxe

noun an ax used to slaughter cattle

Synonyms

  • poleax

Related Words

  • ax
  • axe

noun a battle ax used in the Middle Ages

Synonyms

  • poleax

Related Words

  • battle-ax
  • battle-axe

verb fell with or as if with a poleax

Synonyms

  • poleax

Related Words

  • fell
  • strike down
  • cut down
  • drop
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