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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 |
| Preterite |
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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 |
| Future |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Noun | 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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