POLEAXE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does poleaxe mean? 

• POLEAXE (noun)
  The noun POLEAXE has 2 senses:

1. an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade

2. a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick

  Familiarity information: POLEAXE used as a noun is rare.

• POLEAXE (verb)
  The verb POLEAXE has 1 sense:

1. fell with or as if with a poleax

  Familiarity information: POLEAXE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLEAXE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

poleax; poleaxe

Hypernyms ("poleaxe" is a kind of...):

ax; axe (an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle)

Derivation:

poleaxe (fell with or as if with a poleax)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

poleax; poleaxe

Hypernyms ("poleaxe" is a kind of...):

battle-ax; battle-axe (a broadax used as a weapon)

Derivation:

poleaxe (fell with or as if with a poleax)

• POLEAXE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they poleaxe    ... he / she / it poleaxes   
Past simple: poleaxed   
Past participle: poleaxed   
-ing form: poleaxing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fell with or as if with a poleax

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

poleax; poleaxe

Hypernyms (to "poleaxe" is one way to...):

cut down; drop; fell; strike down (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They poleaxe the trees

Derivation:

poleaxe (a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick)

poleaxe (an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade)